Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s overseas trip started with heckling from military families. That turned out to be one the best moments of his excursion.

Hegseth has a history of supporting controversial policies, including using the US military to put down domestic riots, ...

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) thinks that former Fox News host Pete Hegseth will make a "great" defense secretary so long as he ...

In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth encouraged the partnership between the Department of Defense and Elon Musk's DOGE in a "Sunday ...

Trump nominated Fox News anchor and Army veteran Pete Hegseth for the role, in the week after he was elected president. “This was as many expected because he was a little bit of an embattled pick.

Also read: Who is Pete Hegseth? Ex-Fox News anchor, soldier-turned US Secretary of Defence “It is the honor of a lifetime, sir, to serve under you,” Hegseth said, thanking Trump. Trump in the day, ...

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, came under close scrutiny. News media reports shone a spotlight on the former "Fox ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance then casting the ...

Listen to Story Pete Hegseth confirmed as US defence secretary in nail-biter ... His post-military career as a TV anchor on Fox News made him a well-known conservative voice. But he had little to no ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

Pete Hegseth has lived in the public eye for ... Although the former Fox News co-anchor tends to keep his family away from the spotlight, he has opened up about his children in past interviews ...