Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in a series of controversies. Two Republicans are opposed to Hegseth.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization ...

Several new Defence Department officials have disputed contention that supporting Ukraine's defence could deter Beijing's ...

Amid Republican claims of “anonymous smears,” a named person — and a Hegseth, at that — accuses the defense secretary nominee ...

In “The War on Warriors,” published last year, the nominee to head the Pentagon lashes out at “social justice saboteurs” and ...

It's hard to tell just where retired General Mark Milley's portrait once hung in the Pentagon's prestigious E-ring hallway, ...

President Trump’s most controversial cabinet pick is one step closer to taking office. The nomination of Pete Hegseth for ...

President Donald Trump has named an acting secretary of defense until his nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets confirmed by the U.S.

Trump orders military to seal the border and construction of detention camps, Rubio confirmed, Hegseth advances, TikTok lives, dueling pardons divide nation ...

President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not ...

President Trump has appointed Robert Salesses as acting defence secretary due to Pete Hegseth's pending Senate confirmation.