President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary is publicly facing senators for the first time after weeks of ...

It’s time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm. A change agent,” Hegseth said in his opening remarks.

Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department, promised to be a change agent and keep politics out of the ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing stiff criticism from Democrats—but most Republicans back ...

Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth told Pete Hegseth he was "wholly unqualified" to be confirmed as Defense secretary.

During Tuesday's confirmation hearing, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois told defense secretary nominee Pete ...

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Democrats said Hegseth’s lack of experience, his past comments about women and Black troops and allegations of excessive ...

If Pete Hegseth were still in uniform, his extramarital affairs and a decision to flatly ignore a combat commander’s directive would not just be drawing the attention of senators — they could have run ...