President GEORGE W. BUSH: He's going to do an excellent job for us. INSKEEP: That's President Bush's assessment today of his nominee for defense secretary. Before he can start that job, though, ...

Several senators returning in 2015, among them Diane Feinstein, John McCain and Joe Manchin, have already announced that they support President Barack Obama’s nomination of Ashton Carter for secretary ...

The confirmation hearing for Robert Gates takes place Tuesday. He is nominated to be the next U.S. Secretary of Defense. The hearings are expected to focus on Iraq. But questions remain from Gates' ...