The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary by the narrowest of margins, elevating an Army National Guard veteran ...

President Donald Trump designated cartels operating in Mexico as foreign terrorist organizations on Jan. 20 during a slew of executive orders he signed after his inauguration and amid a broader ...

The Honorable Pete Hegseth was sworn in as the 29th Secretary of Defense on Jan. 25, 2025. His confirmation followed a 50-50 ...

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.

The Pentagon’s inspector general will review the conduct of the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who has been a ...

After 18 years as the longest-serving Senate leader ever, Mitch McConnell is starting the year as a backbencher.At 82, he's ...

In a pre-recorded video uploaded to social media, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had little more to add beyond noting that ...

We shouldn’t expect McConnell to be the next John McCain or Mitt Romney, but his vote Friday against Pete Hegseth previewed ...

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 ...

The nominee for Army secretary faced questions about new tech and politics in the military, but little was said about ...