Read about President Trump's appointment of Robert Salesses, a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, as acting secretary of ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in Saturday as the nation's 29th secretary of defense, quickly joining President Trump's Cabinet after ...

Vice President JD Vance administered the oath of office and swore in Pete Hegseth as the next U.S. Secretary of Defense.

It's been a proud couple of days for Warren's John J. Salesses, father of the acting secretary of defense, Robert G. Salesses ...

Vice President JD Vance on Saturday swore Pete Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer, into office as the 29th ...

Vance cast the 51-50 tie-breaking vote. On Jan. 24, Vice President JD Vance broke the deadlocked confirmation of Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense with a vote in favor of his boss’s ...