Chinese military threats and Hegseth's DOD leadership Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said China has more than 400 warships and is rapidly expanding its fleet versus 293 ships for the United States.

Testimony comes after the Pentagon last month unveiled a “skinny budget” for fiscal 2026 with fewer details than typical.

Several times, the secretary talked over or disputed the questions from senators, who also grew visibly frustrated at his answers. “This is the appropriations committee of the United States Senate.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) Senators from both ...

The White House is scrambling to address growing questions about its military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Tuesday supplied the deciding vote for Senate Republicans to pass Trump’s ...

Republican senators came out firing during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s hearing Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on armed forces. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) immed… ...

The bill has to pass the House again before the president can sign it into law, and the difficulty for Republicans is not ...

Brazell has served since January as an adviser to Collins. She previously worked at the VA during the first Trump administration as an acting assistant secretary for the VA Office of Enterprise ...

Possible changes to President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts are being considered, though most of ...

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