At his confirmation hearing, the defense-secretary nominee looked like a man who understood that the fix was in.

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed ...

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Unfortunately, the pushback against political correctness sometimes veers into rejecting basic civility — an attitude that ...

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Hegseth says he will be a “change agent” and a “warrior” as Republicans demand new and strong leadership at the Pentagon.

Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee failed to land a decisive blow against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, faced tough questions from senators during ...

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst announced that she would vote for Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary, making his path to Senate ...

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

Sen. Tim Sheehy, R- Mont., ignited laughter after landing the perfect one-liner in response to Pete Hegseth's answer on ...