After the hearing adjourned at 1:45 p.m., defense-secretary nominee Pete Hegseth went to great supporters, hugging several of them. His mother and wife also greeted family and friends who sat ...

Tulsi Gabbard's hearing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. ET. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Senate has a busy day coming on Thursday, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sitting for a second hearing ...

Sen. Mike Crapo (R., Idaho), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, brought Wednesday’s hearing to a close, as senators rushed out to make a vote. He thanked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R., Okla.) alluded to his own personal struggles and credited his wife with keeping him out of trouble. “We've all made mistakes. I've made mistakes,” he said.

In one of the most pointed series of questions, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) asked Pete Hegseth if he had ever made “unwanted requests for sexual favors” or paid a settlement related to ...