Donald Trump’s controversial nominee could soon be confirmed by Republicans to lead the Department of Defense.

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth's announcement followed a heated exchange with Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing ...

FILE - Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, responds to reporters during a meeting with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, was in full combat mode as she went hard after Hegseth and his qualifications to lead the ...

President Donald Trump has ... in as acting secretary of defense, and three other career Defense Department civilians will be filling in as acting heads of the Army, Navy and Air Force.To serve in the ...

President Donald ... of defense, and three other career Defense Department civilians will be filling in as acting heads of the Army, Navy and Air Force.To serve in the posts, the incoming Trump ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald ... career Defense Department civilians will be filling in as acting heads of the Army, Navy and Air Force. To serve in the post s, the incoming Trump ...

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth arrives before President-elect Donald Trump at a service at St. John's Church ... The command “is working closely with the Joint Staff and the Department of ...

Pete Hegseth’s inexperience could put troops’ lives in danger, warned the combat veteran who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization ...

Within minutes of President Donald Trump's swearing-in on Monday, a handful of ethics watchdogs and public interest groups filed lawsuits against the Trump administration targeting the controversial ...

Within minutes of becoming commander-in-chief for the second time, President Donald Trump vowed to ... senators grilled Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, for remarks about ...