A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted to advance Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary ...

The Pentagon on Monday swore in Robert G. Salesses as the acting secretary of Defense while President Trump’s nominee Pete ...

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says at a news conference an hour after President Joe Biden issued a statement of his ...

Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) (L) introduces U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ...

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Donald Trump’s Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth is one of the most controversial figures ever nominated to be Secretary of ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has publicly faced senators for the first time.

Hegseth himself picked up the ball with a conspiracy theory that he was the victim of a "coordinated smear campaign ...

“I know what I don’t know,” he allowed at one point. “My success as a leader has always been setting a clear vision, hiring ...

US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee was grilled for hours about his ability to run the defence department.

WASHINGTON: United States President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth survived fierce ...