The defense secretary's media background has played a significant role as the department reels from the Army-involved crash ...

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news ... Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., called Hegseth's nomination to lead the Defense Department ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary by the narrowest of margins, elevating an Army National Guard veteran ...

Vice President J.D. Vance cast his first tiebreaking vote on Friday night to help the Senate confirm Pete Hegseth as defense ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...

The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on ...

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker of Mississippi says prior to a tied vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...