Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump’s firing of the nation’s senior military officer and a wave of top dismissals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren’t unusual ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview on Sunday that Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. was “not the right man for the moment” and praised President Trump’s handling of the war in Ukraine.

It was a marked difference from the hearing of now-Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth two weeks ago ... Susan Collins (R-Maine) , John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) ...

WASHINGTON — When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth starts his first official day on Monday morning, he will face a daunting array of issues to tackle — from global conflicts and border security ...

Vice President JD Vance delivered a tie breaking vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. Three Republicans joined the Democrats and independents in voting no, resulting in a 51-50 ...

The Senate voted to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee, Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary on Friday night after a high-tempered battle to sway lawmakers in his favor that was almost ...

Pete Hegseth ... “Mr. Hegseth will concentrate on restoring American strength and repairing the deficiencies in our readiness,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) declared in a floor ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new position as secretary of defense Saturday morning after being confirmed in a contentious Senate vote the night before. Hegseth, a former Fox News host ...

Pete Hegseth ... Senate's vote Friday, Hegseth becomes the third member of Trump's team to be confirmed by the Senate, following Marco Rubio as secretary of state and John Ratcliffe, as CIA ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense ... But Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Hegseth, as a veteran of the Army National Guard who served tours in Iraq ...

It was a marked difference from the hearing of now-Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth two weeks ago ... who has said he would vote for Gabbard — Cornyn, and Moran each pushed Gabbard during the ...