Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday expressed strong support for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, praising the combat ...

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Troy Meink, currently principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office ...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Troy Meink, an Air Force veteran and the principal deputy director of the National ...

John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a ...

Hegseth does not have the qualifications that one would typically associate with the leader of the most powerful military in human history.

President-elect Trump on Thursday named Troy Meink, a top spy chief who has previously served as a missile engineer, as his ...

Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon endured fierce Democratic grilling over everything from his inexperience, alleged drinking ...

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators on Tuesday for the first time after weeks of privately ...

Hegseth has railed against what he considered "woke" policies like the renaming of military bases named after racist ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, increasing the nominee’s chances of becoming the next head ...