Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global ...

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

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

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, will appear before the Senate on Tuesday morning.

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...

Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump ...

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

The former combat veteran and TV news show host says he will be a “change agent” and a “warrior” for the department.

Pete Hegseth must be approved by the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee before he can go before the full Senate for ...

When President Trump chose me for this position, the primary charge he gave me was — to bring the warrior culture back to the ...

During the confirmation hearing, Hegseth said if confirmed as defense secretary, he would follow the law. When King asked, "Are you OK with waterboarding?" Hegseth said, "Senator, the law of the land ...

Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon endured fierce Democratic grilling over everything from his inexperience, alleged drinking ...