Opinion: This is a common authoritarian strategy: appoint sycophants to hollow out their departments, remove bureaucratic obstacles, reinforce Trump’s power without restraint, or even fire on peaceful ...

New Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brings cryptocurrency holdings to the Pentagon’s top post, with financial disclosures ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth narrowly secured his nomination to President Donald Trump 's cabinet, nudged into the role by the tiebreaking vote of Vice President JD Vance after a handful of ...

The defense secretary's media background has played a significant role as the department reels from the Army-involved crash ...

Pete Hegseth appeared on Fox & Friends Friday morning, not in his past role as co-host, but as newly appointed Secretary of Defense serving President Trump.