Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

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What personal or professional attributes make for an effective defense secretary? I worked for four of them, three directly. Robert Gates had a high sense of empathy and lots of prior government ...

President Donald Trump has appointed Robert Salesses, a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, as acting secretary of the Department of Defense, DOD News reported Monday. Salesses will serve as ...

Robert Gates had a high sense of empathy and lots ... so it takes a lot of patience and self control on the part of the secretary of defense to successfully maintain good relations, public and ...

Robert Gates had a high sense of empathy and lots ... so it takes a lot of patience and self control on the part of the secretary of defense to successfully maintain good relations, public and ...

Born in 1943 in Wichita, Kansas, Robert Gates studied history at William and Mary ... to become a university administrator but in 2006 was plucked from the presidency of Texas A&M University to become ...

The Pentagon on Monday swore in Robert G. Salesses as the acting secretary of Defense while President Trump’s nominee Pete Hegseth awaits Senate confirmation. Salesses was sworn in just after ...

Robert Salesses will serve as the acting secretary of defense until President Donald Trump‘s nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets confirmed by the Senate, which is expected to occur later this week.

Fort Bliss officials confirmed that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was visiting the Borderland on Monday. His visit includes stops along the border in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, where ...

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has become the latest ex-official from President Trump’s first term to lose their security detail, according to a report. The Pentagon revoked Esper’s ...