Secretary Pete Hegseth will meet with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles, marking Hegseth's first meeting at the ...

ANALYSIS: Trump has finally bent the Senate to his will. And, as Eric Garcia writes, he has done it at the expense of ...

The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that ...

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...

Pete Hegseth at the completion of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in ...

Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next U.S. defense secretary, a major victory for President ...

The Senate voted 51-49 to move Pete Hegseth towards being confirmed as Secretary of Defense. Final confirmation of the role will happen after this vote.

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Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law said in an affidavit to senators on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon abused his second ex-wife to the point where she once hid in a ...

The Department of Defense is the largest employer in the United States, sending out paychecks to 2.1 million service members and more than 770,000 civilians. Its annual budget — $900 billion ...

Pete Hegseth, who appeared for Senate hearing on ... Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. East Timor will be soon added as the eleventh nation.

Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea are “observer states". Pete Hegseth doesn't know which countries are in ASEAN when asked by ...