The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation Friday, prioritizing his vow to ...

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

The vote comes after the Senate narrowly advanced Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon on Thursday, with two Republicans ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term.

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