"If Samantha Hegseth, Pete Hegseth's second (and now ex-)wife ... before the Senate this week as Trump prepares to take office on January 20. After former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to be Trump's attorney general ...

Starting Jan. 14, the Republican-led U.S. Senate plans to hold hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, with the aim of confirming their appointments directly after Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

Lawmakers will grill the 44-year-old Hegseth and Bondi, 59, before the Armed Services and Judiciary Committees, respectively, starting Jan. 14.

The Senate battle to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks will begin in earnest on Tuesday, as his controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, meets the

Hegseth is set to begin confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. In his opening statement obtained by NBC News, he leans into his outside perspective. “It’s time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm,” he is expected to say. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for "TODAY."

Democrats hammer President-elect Trump's Defense Secretary pick; the nominee says he's the victim of a "smear campaign."

Thune spoke about a lack of "clarity" when suggesting that clearing confirmation hearings wasn't as certain for Patel as for Hegseth.

To rightwing church movement he follows, Pete Hegseth's nomination is an answered prayer amid push for Christian influence in government and military.

Confirmation hearings get underway this week on Capitol Hill, as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is scheduled to appear Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The Senate will begin holding confirmation hearings Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, starting with Pete Hegseth for defense secretary.

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators for the first time Tuesday after weeks of privately pushing back on criticism over his qualifications and personal past.