Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, said she questioned President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Defense Department said he had a “wonderful conversation” with Maine Sen.

The meeting with Collins was closely watched as she is seen as more likely than most of her Republican Senate colleagues to ...

Pete Hegseth's confirmation fight for Defense Secretary could resemble the battle over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination in 2018.

During a discussion that lasted well over an hour, Collins turned up the heat on Trump's pick to lead the Department of ...

The meeting with Collins was closely watched as she is seen as more likely than most of her Republican Senate colleagues to ...

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has more on President-elect Donald Trump's nominees from a busy Capitol Hill on 'Special Report.' ...

Susan Collins (R-Maine), two votes who are considered among the toughest for him to nab. The meetings will not single-handedly decide Hegseth’s fate. He can lose up to three Republican votes and ...

Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as lawmakers who view Hegseth’s nomination very skeptically. “I don’t know that there’s a real clear path ...

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine and some senators have indicated they are not ready to support Hegseth. But Trump’s advisers say they are optimistic that none have said “no ...

Susan Collins, R-Maine.Momentum appears to be shifting in Hegseth's favor."I had a good exchange, and we'll see what the process bears," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska."He's much better off ...