Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, increasing the nominee’s chances of becoming the next head of ...

Republican Louisiana U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy said Friday he will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of defense. Hegseth, a combat veteran and former Fox News ...

New reports reveal internal strife at Hegseth’s Pentagon, including a claim that former aides were ousted over information ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing renewed scrutiny after a new report that he shared the timing of U.S. air strikes on Houthi rebels with his wife and brother on an encrypted ...

Hegseth admitted that his first months at the helm of the nearly 3 million-member department have been challenging, saying President Donald Trump warned him, “‘Pete, you’re going to have to ...