Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced scrutiny over his level of experience and ...

Mississippi, Armed Services Chair, said Pete Hegseth "helped himself immensely" after the contentious hearing.

Initial Republican holdout supporting Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense, Sen. Joni Ernst, questioned the nominee about her ...

THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE is scheduled to hold a hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of ...

The Department of Defense needs more than just a qualified candidate to be secretary—it needs a proven ... qualified candidates who would gladly fill this role, but the Department of Defense ...

Given the power and influence defense officials have over U.S. national security policy and decision making, a president’s secretary of defense choice ... Will you commit now to continue all of the ...

(WFLA) — As President-elect Donald Trump works to fill his administration, the role of defense ... from now, but it could mean a little bit of a chilling effect at the White House right now ...

The secretary is the Defense Department’s chief executive officer. He (until now there has only been a ... The deputy can and does fill all of the aforementioned roles, but only as the ...

The Conversation U.S. asked Evelyn Farkas, a longtime Defense Department leader who is now executive ... say a secretary should interact with the media in a way that strikes the right balance ...

But now, we have a man found ... pressure on Trump to nominate a defense secretary with a strong record on this critical issue would be a step in the right direction.