Jan 26, 2025 · Pete Hegseth was sworn in Saturday as the nation’s 29th secretary of defense, quickly joining President Trump’s Cabinet after a dramatic late-night vote in the Senate installed him as the Pentagon’s leader.

Jan 13, 2025 · Pete Hegseth, the controversial former Fox News host, has been accused of sexual assault and faces a grueling confirmation hearing on the path to becoming the next secretary of defense.

Jan 15, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, publicly faced senators for the first time after weeks of questions from Democrats — and praise from Republicans — about his “unconventional” resume.

Jan 24, 2025 · Pete Hegseth secured his Senate confirmation as defense secretary in a vote of 51-50 after Vice President JD Vance broke the deadlock. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Jan 14, 2025 · Senate Democrats on Tuesday hammered Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, in a tense confirmation hearing during which lawmakers scrutinized his romantic ...

1 day ago · Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will meet with Australia’s minister of defense, Richard Marles, on Friday, marking Hegseth’s first meeting with a foreign counterpart at The Pentagon. Marles ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, gives a thumbs up while leaving after his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Jan 14, 2025 · Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Defense Department, survived his confirmation hearing Tuesday without drawing any Republican opposition or new lines...

Nov 21, 2024 · Republican senators who met with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, are all in for the former Fox News co-host who is trying to dispel concerns about a 2017...

Jan 15, 2025 · Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said Tuesday that she plans to vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, despite having earlier expressed a...