Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are beginning their nomination process this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth ...

Sen. Blumenthal grilled SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth on his qualifications despite reaffirming current support for the job SecDef Lloyd Austin has done.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised female members of the armed forces, while his potential replacement, Pete Hegseth–who has said women have no place in combat–tries to shore up ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signaled Trump would sign executive orders intended to roll back diversity initiatives and ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for ... including current Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who was a leader in the initial invasion into Iraq. Lt. Col. Jim Mattis, ...

A telling moment in the supremely depressing Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth ... President Biden’s nominee, Lloyd Austin, a good and honorable man, received 97 votes on the floor ...

Wicker did not specify what day the vote would take place, but said it could be as late as next Thursday if Senate Democrats ...

Vice President J.D. Vance cast his first tie-breaking vote on Friday night to help the Senate confirm Pete Hegseth as defense ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is opposing the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be President Donald Trump's Defense secretary.

"Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin oversaw the catastrophic Afghanistan ... of Defense on its mission of protecting America. We need Pete Hegseth." Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., an Army veteran of both ...