After being sworn-in by Vice President JD Vance, the Pentagon’s new leader addressed the Defense Department’s three million ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed during a visit to the southwestern border on Monday to use thousands of U.S. active-duty ...

Missouri Senators Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley ... questioned Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth on Tuesday. Schmitt expressed satisfaction with Hegseth's responses, suggesting he would ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday committed to getting the Pentagon to pass a clean audit within four years after the Defense Department failed several in a row. During a town hall with ...

During an interview Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Sen. Eric Schmitt offered this opinion on why "DEI is poison" for the ...

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Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet picks begin this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth ...

On Jan. 14, 2025, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, appeared in front of the Senate's Armed Services Committee for his ...

Sen. Eric Schmitt questions Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary, testifies during Hegseth's confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee ...

Republican Missouri U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt questioned Hegseth during ... In fact, I think we’re really excited about getting Pete Hegseth in that important role,” said Schmitt.

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...