Read about President Trump's appointment of Robert Salesses, a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, as acting secretary of ...

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a ...

Robert Salesses, a longtime assistant defense secretary, is now the acting defense secretary, Pentagon officials said.

Pete Hegseth is closer to Senate confirmation as Trump's Defense secretary despite controversy and allegations of serious ...

In the future, all social media posts from the Department of Defense will reflect an emphasis solely on "warfighting and lethality" under President Donald Trump, Fox News has learned.

Moderate GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has broken her silence, saying she won't be voting to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense.

The Pentagon on Monday swore in Robert G. Salesses as the acting secretary of Defense while President Trump’s nominee Pete ...

Leading the US Defense Department is a massive job, broadly affecting Americans’ security at home and abroad and overseeing ...

Hegseth, 44, is a combat veteran and former Fox News host. The committee voted along party lines to advance his nomination to ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing stiff criticism from Democrats—but most Republicans back him.

Pete Hegseth doesn't give a whit about our Constitution. But he has two characteristics that make him perfectly suited to ...

A cursory review of Hegseth’s background reveals he has little knowledge or experience of complex national security issues.