Washington — The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, approving President Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon after a contentious battle over his nomination.

Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new position as secretary of defense Saturday morning after being confirmed in a contentious Senate vote the night before. Hegseth, a former Fox News host ...

Pete Hegseth — a former Fox News personality who has been accused of sexual assault, alcohol abuse, mismanaging two nonprofits he helmed, and a litany of other indiscretions — has been ...

Six years later, as Pete Hegseth is confirmed as President Donald Trump's next defense secretary, those details are haunting my memory, too. Because despite accusations of sexual assault and ...

Pete Hegseth ... s*** has got to go," Hegseth said on the Shawn Ryan Show. Such comments have sent shockwaves through the Pentagon, amid concerns that Hegseth would start firing senior officers.

Retired Navy SEAL officer Jocko Willink discusses his business ‘Jocko Fuel’ and Pete Hegseth’s Defense secretary confirmation push. RFK Jr. react after Trump signs order to declassify JFK ...

WASHINGTON – Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, moved an important step closer on Thursday to Senate confirmation despite an 8-year-old rape allegation and ...

Pete Hegseth’s ex-wife recently gave a new statement to the FBI about the defense nominee’s alcohol use, according to two sources familiar with the matter, an issue that has become a source of ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump ... behavior that could lead to reprimand or firing for military personnel he would now be expected ...

Republicans pushed forward with Pete Hegseth’s nomination as defense secretary Wednesday even after a damaging report emerged claiming that his second wife lived in fear of his “abuse.” ...

Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was abusive to his second ...