Fmr. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who ended the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat units, addressed Hegseth's claim ...

When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. She now fears ...

Fox News host Pete Hegseth, a longtime Trump ally, has also said he wants to purge the military of "woke" officials.

Now, some female veterans and service members are railing against remarks Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel, criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

In an unconventional move, Donald Trump has picked Pete Hegseth, a FOX News host and commentator, as his secretary of defense ...

Trump's pick for secretary of defense said he expected “blowback” when giving his unvarnished views on women serving just ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth has railed against women in combat, voiced support for ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) criticized President-elect Trump’s nomination of Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Defense ...