The Senate has advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary. Thursday's vote pushed Hegseth toward confirmation, despite grave objections from Democrats and st ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced television commentator, author, and retired National Guard officer Pete Hegseth as his nominee for secretary of defense on November 12, 2024. This ...

Senate hearings are proceeding for President Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet. Many nominees had already met with senators individually. Now they will go before the committees overseeing the agenc ...

Hegseth admitted there were some big gaps in his knowledge but promised to assemble a highly competent team to achieve the ...

Talk of tattoos, Jesus, enemies lists and a war with California mark the week before inauguration.

Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, walks through a Senate office building Dec. 17, 2024. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth ...

Over the past decade, in America and Europe, many of those restrictions have been lifted. Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Defense, believes that was a mistake. He is ...

A disgruntled former employee of veterans advocacy group once led by Pete Hegseth has reportedly provided Senate Democrats with ammunition to use against the defense secretary-designate ahead of ...