Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth narrowly secured his nomination to President Donald Trump 's cabinet, nudged into the role by the tiebreaking vote of Vice President JD Vance after a handful of ...

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

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

Whatever is needed at the border will be provided,” Pete Hegseth, the new defense secretary, told reporters on Monday.

Readers criticize the vote on the defense secretary nomination. Also: President Trump and tariffs; silencing health officials ...

As the dust settles on the fight over Pete Hegseth's nomination, his confirmation is emblematic of a larger truth about the state of Republican politics.

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news show host, says he will be a "change agent" and a "warrior" for the department as Republicans demand new and strong leadership in the Pentagon.

Three men are under arrest in Fayette County after a car chase through a neighborhood. Deputies say one of the men opened ...

North Korea pulled out in 2003 to pursue nuclear weapons. Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed ...