War veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth is Donald Trump's defence secretary. The 44-year-old has the US military's top job. He only just secured the Pentagon post, with vice president JD ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is under close scrutiny as Republican lawmakers criticize his handling of sensitive military information in a group chat with other administration officials that ...

Angus King, Susan Collins press Trump nominee on Signal chat Sen. Angus King had heated exchanges with Joseph Kent, nominated to be the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, including ...

Secretary Pete Hegseth and several other Trump administration officials have been under fire since the revelation that they accidentally shared war plans in a group chat that included a reporter.