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

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rebutted comments made by President-elect Donald Trump's pick for the new secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, that women should not serve combat roles in the military.

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

A telling moment in the supremely depressing Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the Fox News personality who is Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, came right at the beginning, when ...

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 ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance then casting the ...

It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as ...

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

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

Pete Hegseth vowed to foster a "warrior culture" at the Pentagon and be a "change agent." He did not address the allegations ...

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 ...