Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth revealed Sunday on Fox News why the Pentagon will be opening up various positions and ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa stayed quiet after President Donald Trump announced that Pete Hegseth would be his nominee to head the Department of Defense. She didn’t jump on the ...

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, came under close scrutiny. News media reports shone a spotlight on the former "Fox ...

An armed man arrested at the U.S. Capitol said he planned to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and burn down The ...

WASHINGTON — When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth starts his first official day on Monday morning, he will face a daunting array of issues to tackle — from global conflicts and border security ...

Regulations and programs should be re-evaluated on occasion. Having said that, the immediate effect of Pete Hegseth’s confirmation was to undermine military readiness (“Senators Narrowly ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — were confirmed by comfortable margins. But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth squeaked by 51 to 50, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the second-ever tie ...

Pete Hegseth is the U.S. Defense Secretary under President Donald Trump. He was sworn in to serve the Trump administration’s second term by Vice President JD Vance on Jan. 25, 2025. Hegseth is a ...

Kyle Peterson: The Senate votes narrowly with a vice presidential tiebreaker to approve Pete Hegseth as the US Secretary ... Kyle Peterson: And here is Scott Gottlieb, President Trump's first ...

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