WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense secretary publicly faced senators for the first time after weeks of questions from Democrats — and praise from Republicans — about his ...

An FBI background check for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was transmitted late Friday to the leading members of the Senate Armed Services ...

Hegseth told the committee that the Pentagon was standing ready with options for President Donald Trump as he considers his next move in response to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has rarely shied away from controversy, but his latest spectacle — announcing that the convicted Fort Hood mass shooter’s execution would be livestreamed — proved a ...