Some current and former officials are wondering whether he’s qualified for the new job, and how a secretary so intent on removing Biden-era appointees came to trust one so much. “Proximity is ...

Legend then compared and contrasted Joe Biden's Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and current head of the Pentagon Pete Hegseth. 'He was a four-star generally, supremely qualified black man and then ...

Ricky Buria, a former aide to previous Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who has ... he worked so closely with Austin, according to officials that served in the Biden and second Trump administration.

But it was Pope Francis with whom he has likely forged the deepest connection. After Beau Biden died in 2015, Pope Francis counseled the Biden clan working through their very public grief about ...

Buria is a career Marine who was one of the only holdovers from the team of former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. A Marine spokesperson ... how unusual it is for a Biden appointee, albeit a ...

The Pentagon on Friday announced four new senior advisers for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following front office infighting that saw the exodus of five senior staff in the past several weeks.