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President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was forced to step down from the head of two nonprofit ...

Hill staffers are watching the Pete Hegseth nomination with little certainty. At least a half-dozen Republican Senators are ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump is weighing his options, even as Pete Hegseth meets with senators to muster support.

Pete Hegseth's lack of senior military experience and alleged alcohol abuse would torpedo any other Secretary of Defense ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, singled out as a possible nominee for Defense Secretary, ought to reject the nomination.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spent a second day Tuesday on Capitol Hill meeting ...

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte led a fresh push Wednesday for European countries to ramp up defense spending, a ...

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte led a fresh push Wednesday for European countries to ramp up defense spending, a ...

Nominee Pete Hegseth will expose generals and admirals who act out of self-interest and will refocus the military on its core ...

Pete Hegseth, who has already been accused of sexual assault, was forced out of leadership positions at veterans’ advocacy groups amid allegations of financial and sexual misconduct.

Former Defense Secretary William Cohen underscored the importance of having women in the military, including in combat roles, ...