Zaakir Tameez is the author of “Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation,” to be released on June 3.

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV ... Republicans dismissed the allegations. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., noted that Democratic senators had asked Hegseth questions about his ...

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Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, became the first of the president-elect’s Cabinet secretary nominees to face a public grilling from senators Tuesday in a fiery ...

Pete Hegseth has sought to move beyond the notable missteps that have come to define his brief tenure as Defense secretary, instead focusing on key administration goals like targeting DEI programs ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers.