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

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

Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, was confirmed as the new Secretary of Defense after Vice President J.D. Vance ...

That’s called “jointness,” about which Hegseth knows little. He touted his Army background in the National Guard as a ...

Pete Hegseth doesn't give a whit about our Constitution. But he has two characteristics that make him perfectly suited to ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

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Pete Hegseth's nomination once appeared on shaky ground amid allegations that included sexual misconduct and financial ...

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

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

The 44-year-old former Fox News host is set to begin the job as the least experienced defense secretary in modern history.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a ...