Pete Hegseth, Fox News host and military veteran, is named by Donald Trump as defense secretary. With a background in Afghanistan and Iraq operations and a conservative media career, Hegseth faces controversies over past allegations but garners strong support within the Republican party.

The Trump administration has already demonstrated open contempt for Black military officers, Salon's Amanda Marcotte argued in a new analysis published Tuesday, with newly-minted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leading the way — and a disturbing part of ...

The family of a Vietnam War hero who lived in Alabama expressed sadness and anger that his and his wife’s names are being stripped from an Army base in Georgia. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that Fort Moore,

In just over a month, President Donald Trump has overturned old certainties about U.S. reliability as a security partner, as he embraces Russia and withdraws American support for Ukraine.