President Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, attends the luncheon in the Statuary Hall of ...

Pete Hegseth's controversial confirmation as Secretary of Defense highlights his unique background and conservative views on military policy.

The U.S. military’s recruiting troubles came just as it was attempting a fundamental shift in its mission. For decades, the ...

North Korea pulled out in 2003 to pursue nuclear weapons. Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed ...

South Korean officials interpreted Hegseth's comment as showing possible U.S. recognition of North Korea as a nuclear weapons state, a status granted only to five countries under an international ...