The US Treasury Department will start taking “extraordinary measures” next week to avoid risking a default on government debt ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has publicly faced senators for the first time.

Hegseth has his faults, to be sure, but he is a solid choice for Sec Def, which he demonstrated during the start of his ...

Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand spent eight minutes lecturing Army veteran and Secretary of Defense nominee Pete ...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) left the Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday after a contentious questioning of ...

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed ...

“I know what I don’t know,” he allowed at one point. “My success as a leader has always been setting a clear vision, hiring ...

Democratic senators skewered Pete Hegseth over his views on women in the military, warning that he would “have to change” if ...

Pete Hegseth quickly proved in his confirmation hearing how unqualified he is to be U.S. defense secretary. Tom Brady’s ...

Hegseth, 44, served in the infantry and was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. He was awarded two Bronze Stars ...

Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon endured fierce Democratic grilling over everything from his inexperience, alleged drinking ...

Pete Hegseth said he now supports women serving in combat roles so long as they meet the same standards as men -- a policy ...