When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth starts his first official day on Monday morning, he will face a daunting array of issues ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's choice to be defense secretary, gives a thumbs-up at the completion of his ...

The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signaled Trump would sign executive orders intended to roll back diversity initiatives and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a ...

Pete Hegseth takes over as secretary of defence as the Trump administration launches a crackdown on immigration - including ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday released his priorities for the Pentagon soon after Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tiebreaking vote in the Senate and swore him into office.

Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next U.S. defense secretary, a major victory for President ...

Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global ...

Vice President J.D. Vance cast his first tie-breaking vote on Friday night to help the Senate confirm Pete Hegseth as defense ...

Columnist David Marcus writes that the three senators who voted against Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense seem to have ...

Hegseth's confirmation is a narrow victory for Trump and supporters who want to see a warrior and change agent lead the ...