Pete Hegseth has been rolling up his sleeves—literally—since being sworn in as President Donald Trump’s new defense secretary. On a visit to the southern border Monday, the former Fox News host kept ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday ...

The Senate’s 50-50 vote for Pete Hegseth marked the second time in history that a vice president was called upon to break the ...

The defense secretary's media background has played a significant role as the department reels from the Army-involved crash ...

That’s called “jointness,” about which Hegseth knows little. He touted his Army background in the National Guard as a ...

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Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Pete Hegseth, President-Elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, was initially considered one of his most endangered nominees. But after the ...

Donald Trump on Monday named Sean Parnell to serve as Chief Pentagon Spokesman and Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for ...

Yes, Hegseth is confirmed to be the next U.S. secretary of defense. J.D. Vance broke the 51-50 tie as three Republicans, including Mitch McConnell, voted “no” for Hegseth. The Senate advanced ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women’s roles in the military and thanked him for their “frank” discussions as he sat before an often-contentious hearing on his nomination to ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth narrowly secured his nomination to President Donald Trump's cabinet, nudged into the role ...