WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

The United States was represented by newly minted Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who seemed to revel in standing out from ...

The nominations process for President Donald Trump's appointees is picking up pace, with some confirmed by the Senate and ...

and US defence secretary Pete Hegseth (Picture credit: AP) Milley, a four-star general with over four decades of service, became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2019. Initially appointed ...

From late 2024 onward, a claim circulated online that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said women should not serve in military combat roles. Shortly after President Donald Trump nominated him ...

Vice President JD Vance on Saturday swore Pete Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer, into office as the 29th secretary of defense, DOD News reported Monday. Hegseth received Senate ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie. It marks only the second time in U.S. history that a vice president’s vote was necessary ...

Pete Hegseth has been married thrice and is the father of four biological children and three step-children. Hegseth, the new defense secretary, has one child with his present wife Jennifer Rauchet ...

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, came under close scrutiny. News media reports shone a spotlight on the former "Fox ...

Vance cast the 51-50 tie-breaking vote. On Jan. 24, Vice President JD Vance broke the deadlocked confirmation of Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense with a vote in favor of his boss’s ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense secretary after a narrow Senate vote, with Vice President JD Vance breaking a 50-50 tie. Hegseth pledged to rebuild the military, deter aggression, and ensure ...