The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte briefed reporters on Thursday following a NATO ...

Jan. 23 (UPI) --The Senate Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of Defense, despite reports of misconduct and the objections of Democrats who ...

The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration. Hegseth is a combat veteran who served in the Army National ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new position as secretary of defense Saturday ... to lead the warriors of the Department of Defense, under the leadership of our Commander in Chief Donald J.

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller and Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier were both relieved of command for publicly criticizing their superiors ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance then casting the ...

Under his leadership ... Pete Hegseth is the Secretary of Defense we need at this critical moment. He will reshape the Pentagon, restore focus on real threats, and build a military that is ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice ... That total does not include Guard troops there under state National Guard deployments.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic. In sweeping remarks Wednesday, Hegseth ...

22 (UPI) --At this point, Pete Hegseth seems destined to become America's 29th secretary of defense. Despite the ... that you have exaggerated your time under fire? That you refused to meet ...

The real danger will come during a crisis, when Trump needs the defense secretary and his senior staff to rise to the occasion and provide advice and options under difficult and perhaps even ...