The Secretary of Defense of the United States is one of the most important jobs in the entire world. The person nominated for ...

Richard Blumenthal accused Hegseth, Trump's defense secretary nominee, of not making himself available to meet with senators ...

Pete Hegseth must be approved by the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee before he can go before the full Senate for ...

To rightwing church movement he follows, Pete Hegseth's nomination is an answered prayer amid push for Christian influence in ...

Pete Hegseth, the controversial former Fox News host, has been accused of sexual assault and faces a grueling confirmation ...

It is the first serious test of Donald Trump’s newly invigorated strongman model of governance and of whether he can continue ...

Trump’s defense secretary pick would face a staggering challenge in readying America for war.

Democrats have expressed concern over the delay and how thorough the report on Trump’s embattled defense secretary pick will ...

As Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth would oversee more than 2 million troops who could face discipline for the same behavior ...

Pete Hegseth, Doug Burgum and Doug Collins are among the nominees set to appear before senators beginning Tuesday.

Some current and former defense leaders and veterans are questioning whether Pete Hegseth would be able to enforce discipline ...