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 ...

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

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 ...

Newsweek emailed the Department for Defense ... term (though Gates's five-year tenure overlapped two different Administrations) with an additional handful serving as acting. For Secretary Hegseth ...

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 ...

PANAMA CITY — Marco Rubio’s weekend visit to Panama is set to offer clues to a pressing question: whether the next four years ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that Washington continues to consider the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands as included under ...

Your editorial “Why RFK Jr. Is Dangerous” (Jan. 27) ably highlights Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism and ties to trial lawyers. There is another reason for concern: his lack of ...