Born in 1943 in Wichita, Kansas, Robert Gates studied history at William and Mary ... 2006 was plucked from the presidency of Texas A&M University to become US secretary of defense, his chief ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's first trip since taking office will be to the United States' border with Mexico on Monday, in the latest sign that fortifying ...

Following his confirmation, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is poised to be one of modern history’s most transformative ...

Pete Hegseth speaks during his confirmation hearing to be the U.S. Secretary of Defense before the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. (Haiyun Jiang/The ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that "all options will be on the table" when asked by former colleagues on the "Fox & Friends" TV show whether the military is now permitted to strike ...

WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first trip since taking office will be to the United States’ border with Mexico on Feb 3, in the latest sign that fortifying the border will be ...

US Defense Secretary Hegseth to Visit Border on First Trip By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's first trip since taking office will be to the ...

During an interview on Fox News’s Jesse Watters Primetime Wednesday night, Trump’s unqualified Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health and ...

Watch live as defense secretary Pete Hegseth addresses the nation after 67 passengers are feared dead after an American Airlines jet collided with a military helicopter.. At least 28 bodies have been ...

But Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald ... week with the confirmation of another controversial nominee, now-Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based ...

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