Pete Hegseth is the U.S. Defense Secretary under President Donald Trump. He was sworn in to serve the Trump administration’s second term by Vice President JD Vance on Jan. 25, 2025. Hegseth is a ...

Some salute defense secretary’s actions that he says will reawaken the military’s “warrior ethos” — and others, not so much.

The New Democrat Coalition on Friday urged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign over an unclassified inspector general report that found he endangered service members by communicating about ...

Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, expressed uncertainty about whether he’d vote again to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if given a second chance, arguing there isn’t enough information about the top ...