Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told reporters Wednesday that she was concerned that the FBI’s background investigation report about secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth is said to have ...

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, voted against Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, in the Senate Thursday. “While I appreciate his courageous military ...

"There's jokes on Capitol Hill that today is another day that Susan Collins is 'concerned.'" said Casey Burgat, a professor ...

The nomination of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, advanced in a procedural vote Thursday afternoon, 51-49. Both Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) told reporters on Wednesday that she found it “troubling” information had been omitted from Pete Hegseth’s FBI background check. Collins is quoted as saying ...

Sen. Susan Collins said Thursday she will vote against Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Bureau ...

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter{beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth vows to surge manpower, ...

Key moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins announced she is voting against Kash Patel to be director of the FBI under President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON — The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald ... Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, broke ranks with Trump and his allies who ...

The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote.