President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department was described by peers as a skillful soldier who became ...

Revelations of an alleged sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for Defense secretary, at a meeting of ...

Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department changed his account of whether he was drunk during a 2017 encounter investigated ...

Some Republican senators, who will consider his nomination to be defense secretary, shrugged off the accusations and defended ...

The incident has roiled Donald Trump’s transition team since the former president announced Hegseth as his pick for defense ...

Former Navy pilot, federal prosecutor, and candidate for New Jersey governor, Rep. Mikie Sherrill reacts to recent reporting ...

TV host and Army veteran is Trump’s pick to run Pentagon despite—or because of—a résumé thin on government experience.

The release comes as Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary is set to meet with senators on Capitol Hill.

MSNBC host Jen Psaki took the opportunity this week to offer several compliments about President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

“Pete Hegseth is a highly-respected combat veteran who will honorably serve our country when he is confirmed as the next secretary of defense, just like he honorably served our country on the ...

A US senator and combat veteran who lost both of her legs in a helicopter crash in Iraq has slammed Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Defense for his stance on women in combat ...

On Sunday morning’s political talk shows, Republican lawmakers stepped up to defend some of Trump’s choices, including defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth who has been mired in scandal all week ...