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

The 44-year-old veteran and former Fox News host was sworn into office Saturday after facing allegations of sexual misconduct ...

After being sworn-in by Vice President JD Vance, the Pentagon’s new leader addressed the Defense Department’s three million ...

The removal of a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from a Pentagon hallway ...

The former sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth told senators in a sworn affidavit that he caused his second wife to fear for her ...

Missouri Senators Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley have taken a prominent role in the Trump cabinet confirmation hearings, showing support for the nominees, a depar ...

On Jan. 14, 2025, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, ...

During the hearing, Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri spoke out about the "harmful DEI [diversity, equity, and ...

Hegseth needs only 50 of the 53 Senate Republicans to vote for him to be confirmed, and it’s even possible he may pick up a Democratic vote. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who met with Hegseth last week, ...

If you thought the former TV host would be asked important questions at his confirmation hearing, you are under the illusion ...

In a hearing that stretched more than four hours, Democrats pressed Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary, on numerous allegations of misconduct, his views about ...

A Republican senator’s ranted accusation that the U.S. military has lowered its standards due to diversity, equity and ...