Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced scrutiny over his level of experience and personal conduct in a

The Oklahoma Republican tried to defend Hegseth against allegations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse. It didn't go especially well.

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for secretary of defense, faced questioning from Sen. Warren and Sen. Shaheen over his comments on women in the military.

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

In many respects, the choice of Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to become secretary of Defense was Donald Trump’s most precedent-defying second-term Cabinet nomination given the enormous magnitude of the job,

Good morning! Mastercard will settle a pay discrimination suit for $26 million, the Fortune 500 loses a female CEO, and senators grill Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth. - On defense. Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Committee on Armed Services yesterday in his bid to become Donald Trump's secretary of defense.

The 10-nation bloc, known as ASEAN, has been useful for the United States in countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. Many member nations have territorial disputes with China, which has become increasingly assertive in pressing those claims.

Elissa Slotkin, Michigan's new US senator, wanted to know if Pete Hegseth would reject an unlawful order to use the military against civilians.

Pete Hegseth looked great. That square jaw remained at a constant determined jut. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Defense Department and its 3 million troops and civilians walked into the Capitol Hill hearing room along with the wife he described as “beautiful” and “humble,