Senator Mitch McConnell — one of three Republicans who opposed Mr. Hegseth’s confirmation in January — opened a Senate budget hearing with a blunt critique of President Trump’s approach to ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk blasted President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill of tax cuts and spending plans just days ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ... relations. The two countries are locked in a trade war over tariffs and non-tariff measures such as export controls, and Trump last week accused China of ...