Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news show host, says he will be a "change agent" and a "warrior" for the department as Republicans demand new and strong leadership in the Pentagon.

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth announced she would vote against Pete Hegseth's nomination for defense secretary. Duckworth criticized Hegseth for lacking the qualifications needed for the role.

Pete Hegseth has made it through his confirmation hearing and now appears to be on a glide path for confirmation as secretary of defense. The hearing, which lasted four hours, subjected Hegseth to ...

When U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced this week she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the nation’s next secretary of defense, it underlined President-elect Donald Trump’s immense sway over ...

Jan. 16 (UPI) --Tuesday's confirmation hearings on Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense and Wednesday's announcement of a cease-fire agreement for Gaza are illustrative of the elusive nature of ...

Don’t laugh, hear me out. Hegseth's resume: Fox News, think tanks The nominee for the secretary of defense is Pete Hegseth, a part-time TV host with a graduate degree, experience working at ...

I want to be the U.S. secretary of defense. Don’t laugh, hear me out. Hegseth's resume: Fox News, think tanks Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services committee hearing on his expected ...

Rockaway Point: Watching Senate confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth, the man is lying. He’s a drunk, a womanizer, an abuser of women and arrogant. Look at his eyes, he’s lying.

Arcata, Calif.: Adjudicated sex offender Donald Trump nominated sick-in-the-head, far-right Fox News pervert Pete Hegseth to be our nation’s secretary of defense regardless of Hegseth’s ...