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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate. Robert Salesses ...

WASHINGTON—Allegations that surfaced this week of alcohol abuse and erratic behavior by Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, are adding to the uncertainty surrounding his ...