Pete Hegseth was sworn in as Trump’s defense secretary by Vice President JD Vance. AFP via Getty Images Vance cast the tie-breaking vote, as Hegseth suffered three Republican defections.

Can the name be changed to the War Department? The country had a War Department since its founding until the aftermath of World War II, when the departments of Army, Navy and Air ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth lauded the “different breed of individuals” behind the recent Operation Midnight Hammer ...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense. Trump made the announcement Tuesday on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday night.

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth has been selected by President-elect Trump to serve as his secretary of defense. Hegseth served in the U.S. Army.

Trump picks Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth for defense secretary 04:48. In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, left, as they arrive to meet with Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., a member of the ...

Eder Campuzano at the Star Tribune offers some background on Forest Lake Area High grad and Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, who Donald Trump has nominated to run the Department of Defense ...

Fox News host turned Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth faced an investigation over a sexual assault allegation, blindsiding President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, according to ...

In 2019, Hegseth pushed for Trump to pardon U.S. soldiers who’d been accused of war crimes, urging for their freedom during segments on Fox News and on social media.

Donald Trump will nominate Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense, the latest in a flurry of announcements about the shape of the incoming administration. “Pete has ...

Donald Trump announced his nomination of Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense Tuesday night. Hegseth, a graduate of Princeton and Harvard, served in Iraq and Afghanistan as an officer in the ...