Lisa Murkowski had openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times. The defiance by a congressional Republican months after Trump's political comeback has stood out. But the centrist ...

The Senate on Friday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, to become the country’s next defense secretary.

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the first Republican to come out against Pete Hegseth’s nomination to become the Secretary of Defense. In a lengthy statement posted on X/Twitter, Murkowski explained why she would not vote to confirm him,

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in and put Hegseth over the top.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

President Donald Trump’s White House fired a warning shot at Senate Republicans who do not fully support all of his cabinet nominees, telling them to brace for “consequences.” “It’s pass-fail,” a senior White House official told NBC News on Saturday,

In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski had openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times

Murkowski is a moderate with a history of bucking her party and Trump when she has felt it was the right thing to do.

Lisa Murkowski has openly challenged or rebuked ... Susan Collins of Maine and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. It took Vice President JD Vance's tiebreaking vote to confirm Hegseth.

President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will testify in two Senate hearings starting Wednesday.

A son of a Democratic political dynasty, Kennedy is seeking to become the nation's top health official under President Donald Trump.