Pete Hegseth's controversial confirmation as Secretary of Defense highlights his unique background and conservative views on military policy.

Every one of Hegseth’s predecessors emphasized unity and a diverse military as key to national progress and defense.

The defense secretary said he is more aligned with the rank-and-file troops than the leaders he’s now tasked to work with ...

Newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earned nearly $6 million over the past two years from his Fox News job, book ...

The moment that Pete Hegseth’s life changed forever came ... and my mind melting down,” he writes in his book “The War on Warriors,” published in 2024. In this moment of “euphoric ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth narrowly secured his nomination to President Donald Trump 's cabinet, nudged into the role ...

While speaking to the Department of Defense and Pentagon workforce during a town hall on Friday, Hegseth said America "deserves to take accountability for" events in Afghanistan, the Oct. 7 Hamas-led ...

Pete Hegseth is set to take the hot seat before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday in a hearing that is sure to break out into fireworks.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, faced some tough questions from Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

But not Pete Hegseth. For our newest secretary ... has been very clear in his public comments and a recent book, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free, about ...

In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told Ukrainian and NATO officials that a durable peace could only ...