The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday favorably reported, 14-13, the nomination of Pete Hegseth ... the deputy director of the Washington Headquarters Services, will serve as acting ...

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

When Donald Trump began announcing his Cabinet nominees last year, several of whom had a TV background, a common theme was that they were all perceived as effective communicators. His emphasis on ...

The new administration will focus on reforming acquisition, revamping industry, and expediting delivery of capabilities.

Hegseth, 44, is a combat veteran and former Fox News host. The committee voted along party lines to advance his nomination to ...

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

Pete Hegseth looked great ... his seat at a big wooden witness table situated in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Its Republican members spent much of the morning and afternoon ...

Hegseth, a veteran and former Fox News host, pushed back on allegations that he disparaged women serving in the military under tough questioning from women on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Senate Armed Services Democrats questioned Pete Hegseth about his qualifications to lead the Defense Department, given his limited management experience. Several Democrats on the panel said Mr ...

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be defense secretary, answers questions at his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday advanced the nomination of veteran and onetime Fox News host Pete Hegseth to ...