Pete Hegseth arrives at the Pentagon on Monday, starting his first official day as Secretary of Defense. At the top of his to ...

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Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, was confirmed as the new Secretary of Defense after Vice President J.D. Vance ...

Pete Hegseth admitted to paying $50,000 in a settlement over a 2017 sexual assault allegation he called a "nuisance claim," ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual ...

Hegseth reportedly committed the sexual assault at a Monterey, Calif. hotel in October 2017 Pete Hegseth, President Donald ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s goal to get “woke” civilian professors out of military academies and replace them with ...

During the confirmation hearing, Hegseth did not directly address the allegations of sexual misconduct and aggressively pushed back on Democrats who asked questions about it, calling it a ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he paid ...

The full Senate voted 51-49 on Thursday to advance Hegseth's nomination, paving the way for a final confirmation vote Friday.

Pete Hegseth spoke to Army First Lt. Clint Lorance in 2019. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press) Pete Hegseth would be one of the youngest defense chiefs and among the most inexperienced, having never ...