Pete Hegseth was sworn in as Defense Secretary on Saturday, following a tie-breaking vote by Vice President JD Vance to end a stalemate in Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, during which some ...

Yes, Hegseth is confirmed to be the next U.S. secretary of defense. J.D. Vance broke the 51-50 tie as three Republicans, including Mitch McConnell, voted “no” for Hegseth. The Senate advanced ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate ...

President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, in his Senate confirmation hearing last week dismissed a series of allegations against him as “anonymous smears.” ...

WASHINGTON — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was abusive ...

Senate Democrats are sounding the alarm over a sworn affidavit from the ex-sister-in-law of Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth that accuses him of being abusive toward his second wife.

Pete Medhurst, a longtime broadcaster who earned the title of “Voice of Navy Athletics,” died Monday night after battling brain cancer. He was 55. Mr. Medhurst’s death was confirmed Tuesday ...

WASHINGTON — An affidavit by a former sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of Defense, alleges that Hegseth regularly flew into alcohol-fueled rages ...

Pete Hegseth’s controversial nomination as defense secretary moved a step closer to confirmation with the Senate Armed Services Committee recommending him to the job on party lines. U.S. Sen.

Sen. Tim Kaine said he pushed Defense Secretary-nominee Pete Hegseth about infidelity and sexual misconduct in a hearing last week because he believed it was the only way to get Republicans to ...