Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on ...

Defense Secretary Austin “unnecessarily” put America’s national security at risk when he made trips to the hospital for cancer treatment that were kept secret from the White House and other high-level ...

He went back to the Walter ... He was transferred to the hospital’s intensive care unit, where he couldn’t access the secure communications he would need as defense secretary.

Vice President J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States ... trust the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to Guantanamo," he told reporters ...

Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth confidently ... the primary charge he gave me was — to bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense,” Hegseth said in his opening ...

Pete Hegseth is the new secretary of defense following a bruising confirmation fight that revealed he has been accused of ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security ... as Milley tried to advise and contain the president on a host of issues. He pushed back on the president's interest in using the military ...

Pete Hegseth vowed to restore “warrior ethos” to the military Tuesday even as President-elect Trump’s controversial Defense Secretary nominee ... the warrior culture back to the Department ...

About two in 10 Americans back former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as President-elect Trump’s Defense secretary nominee, according to a new poll. In the poll from The Associated Press-NORC ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pete Hegseth was sworn in Saturday as the nation’s 29th secretary ...

“This is for the troops. For the warriors. For our country,” the defense secretary wrote. “America First. Every day. We will never back down.” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) had wavered in his ...