President-elect Trump announced today he has selected Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary. “Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,” Trump said.

During his first term, Trump had an often tempestuous relationship with the two defense secretaries he appointed, Jim Mattis ...

Trump may have looked ahead to sparing himself the headache this role caused him during his first administration – only Jim Mattis and Mark Esper lasted ... minded Colorado Democrat wrote on X. "The ...

Hegseth is a flashing red warning sign that the incoming president has no desire to keep the military out of politics and ...

Donald Trump's appointment of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News commentator and former National Guard officer, as his secretary of ...

Advertisement And SecDef Hegseth will fix recruiting by making the military a destination for Americans who want to serve their country as warriors rather than as guinea pigs in a petri dish of ...

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines—If the South China Sea is where Beijing is pushing most aggressively into allied territory, then WESCOM HQ is most directly in charge of pushing back. Little ...

Marines assigned to a female engagement team conduct a security patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, January 2011. (Cpl. Marionne T. Mangrum/Marine Corps) Defense Secretary Lloyd ...