Pete Hegseth is the U.S. Defense Secretary and serves under President Donald Trump during his second term in office. Hegseth ...

Pete Hegseth's controversial confirmation as Secretary of Defense highlights his unique background and conservative views on military policy.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also credited the "Trump effect" for the boost in military recruitment at the end of 2024.

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense secretary Saturday ... Hegseth, 44, a former Minnesota National Guard officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, secured the role to lead the Pentagon ...

The new cadre of national security officials is highly confident, highly online and scornful of Washington’s foreign policy ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs in Iraq, talked to TIME ahead of Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing about his opposition to women in combat roles ...

Gabbard’s attack strategy Thursday didn’t garner the high praise from Republicans some other Trump nominees have gotten.

The U.S. military will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating ...

Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, comments about women and Black troops, and allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct make him unfit to serve. Some takeaways from the hearing: ...

Pete Hegseth, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran and former Fox News host who promised to “return the Pentagon to the warfighters,” was confirmed as President Trump’s defense secretary in a ...

The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the defense ... as a veteran of the Army National Guard who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, “will bring a warrior's perspective ...