Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

What personal or professional attributes make for an effective defense secretary? I worked for four of them, three directly. Robert Gates had a high sense of empathy and lots of prior government ...

Robert Gates had a high sense of empathy and lots ... so it takes a lot of patience and self control on the part of the secretary of defense to successfully maintain good relations, public and ...

Robert Gates had a high sense of empathy and lots ... so it takes a lot of patience and self control on the part of the secretary of defense to successfully maintain good relations, public and ...

The outgoing defense secretary appointed by President Joe ... in a military branch include Les Aspin, Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta. Did Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from serving ...

The outgoing defense secretary appointed by President Joe ... in a military branch include Les Aspin, Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta. Hegseth said at the hearing, “I also ...

In his Jan. 14 confirmation hearing, Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary ... Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta. Did Hegseth’s tattoos bar ...

Robert M. Gates was joined by Sen ... was formerly head of the CIA well as secretary of defense. He was the only secretary of defense who served under presidents from different political parties.

President Barack Obama asked his Republican predecessor’s defense secretary, Robert Gates, to stay on as his own Pentagon leader in 2009. In 2017, Jim Mattis, Trump’s pick to be secretary ...