"We must not underestimate the importance of having a top-shelf communicator as secretary of defense," Wicker said.

Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, withstood hours of questioning during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

CNN's Manu Raju grilled Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS) about Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth's FBI background check.

Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet picks begin this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, ...

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 ...

Hegseth faced intense questioning from Democrats in his Armed Services Committee ... audiences— the committee, the United States Senate, and the general American public,” Wicker said after ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Defense, answered questions Tuesday in a public hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Banks urged Senate Committee on Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker ... s important work for the national security of the United States," Banks said. An Armed Services committee aide told ...