It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that ...

Wicker did not specify what day the vote would take place, but said it could be as late as next Thursday if Senate Democrats ...

Lawrence O'Donnell and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) laughed as they lampooned a key moment at Trump Defense Department ...

In his January 14 confirmation hearing, Pete Hegseth, United States President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defence secretary ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, publicly faced senators for the first time after ...

Sen. Blumenthal grilled SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth on his qualifications despite reaffirming current support for the job ...

The former Fox News host and decorated veteran is one of the most controversial figures ever nominated to be Secretary of ...

Pete Hegseth’s nomination hearing on Tuesday was expected to deliver fireworks — and it didn’t disappoint. While Republicans gave Hegseth the chance to push back against allegations ranging from ...

Pete Hegseth has tried to convince members of the Senate Armed Services Committee he should be the next secretary of defense.

Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump pick to face a confirmation hearing.