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 ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as the defense secretary on Saturday morning by Vice President JD Vance after the Senate narrowly confirmed Mr. Hegseth the night before.

Amid this, some social media users and outlets claimed that Hegseth promised he would quit drinking if the U.S. Senate confirmed him as secretary of defense — which it did, 51-50, on Jan. 24 ...

Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, was confirmed as the new Secretary of Defense after Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote. Hegseth faced a sexual assault allegation and ...

The Senate, in an extremely narrow vote, confirmed Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's embattled pick to serve as secretary of defense. The vote was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD ...

Republican senators may have confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s 29th defense secretary, but as Pentagon scandals keep ...

Iraq War veteran and former Fox News Host Pete Hegseth was confirmed as the next defense secretary by a narrow, partisan margin Friday, allowing the divisive nominee to assume leadership of ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was confirmed to his role after Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking and decisive vote. Now, following the news that Hegseth will be in charge of one of ...

Republican lawmakers celebrated after the Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary on Friday. The Senate was split 50-50, with three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to allegations that he shared details of an airstrike against Iran-backed Houthis in a second Signal chat that included his wife and brother.

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations ...