President-elect Donald Trump has nominated the Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense (DOD). If confirmed, the military veteran will lead the nation’s armed forces in ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday said he was “optimistic” about the path forward for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon. “I’m ...

Pete Hegseth, the former National Guard officer who President-elect Trump has tapped to lead the Department of Defense, said he's had "great" conversations with senators amid efforts to shore up ...

Donald Trump is going all in on his controversial pick to lead the Pentagon. The incoming president vigorously backed his secretary of defense nominee, Pete Hegseth, during a news conference Monday in ...