The second wife of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee who has been accused of threatening and abusive conduct toward her, is bound by a nondisparagement clause as a condition of the ...

The new cadre of national security officials is highly confident, highly online and scornful of Washington’s foreign policy consensus.

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

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 ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense secretary Saturday morning, declaring it an "honor of a lifetime," and he promised to put America first by bringing peace through strength. Hegseth ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's choice to be defense secretary, appears during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 14. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) A thought experiment ...

Republican lawmakers celebrated after the Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary on Friday. The Senate was split 50-50, with three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new position as secretary of defense Saturday morning after being confirmed in a contentious Senate vote the night before. Hegseth, a former Fox News host ...