Billionaire businessman Stephen Feinberg faced sharp questions from Democrats about impending mass firings at the Defense Department and the possibility of significant cuts to the defense budget.
President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter Friday about Sen. Roger Wicker's (R-MS) comments criticizing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's speech about Ukraine as a "rookie mistake," and replied he had not heard about it.
John Phelan, President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Navy, faced a tense confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
Stephen Feinberg, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy defense secretary, declined Tuesday to say whether Russia invaded Ukraine and deflected questions from senators about planned cuts to the Pentagon’s civilian workforce.
John Phelan, a businessman with no military experience, said Thursday that he would use his background in the private sector to “step outside the status quo” if he is confirmed as the next secretary of the Navy.
Over a dozen U.S. lawmakers attended a reception at the United Kingdom ambassador's residence, hosted by Prime Minister Keir Starmer as part of his visit to Washington D.C. to meet with President Donald Trump.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare plans to make drastic budget cuts over the next five years, with an exception for border security, according to a new memo obtained by CNN.
Vladimir Putin has violated every tenant of international law and should be indicted and prosecuted and jailed, possibly executed,” Wicker told CNN
In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate investigation into the crash of two Max jets that killed 346 people combined.
Meink Meeting. The office of Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) says that he met on Thursday with Troy Meink, President
The Senate confirmed Daniel Driscoll, a third-generation soldier and businessman who served in the Iraq War, to lead the largest military branch as Army secretary.
"I don’t know who wrote the speech — it is the kind of thing Tucker Carlson could have written, and Carlson is a fool," Senator Roger Wicker ... United States. Hegseth spoke about Europe's reliance on costly U.S. military deployments for its defense.