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

Every one of Hegseth’s predecessors emphasized unity and a diverse military as key to national progress and defense.

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

Pete Hegseth ... Democrats say Hegseth's lack of experience, his past comments about women and Black troops and allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct, make him unfit to serve.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke his silence about the fatal Washington D.C. plane crash and gave an update about President Trump's Guantánamo Bay plan.

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 ...

“What happened yesterday shouldn’t have happened, it should not have happened.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as well as Vice President JD Vance also spoke from the podium.

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 ...

Whitehurst was last seen wearing a brown jacket, white T-shirt, black sweatpants, white socks, gray slides and glasses, police said. Whitehurst stands 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds ...