Sec. Chuck Hagel: “I’ve never been as concerned about the future of our country and the world as I am today and I’m a hopeful guy.” Former U.S. Senator and Sec. of Defense Chuck Hagel is at UNO — his ...

Before the House Armed Services Committee today, Chuck Hagel defended the decision to swap five Taliban leaders for Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. "We made the right decision, and we did it for the right ...

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama’s new secretary of defense, ending an unusually acrimonious confirmation fight. The Senate voted 58-41 to confirm the former ...

Sen. John McCain released the following statement Monday on the nomination of Sen. Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense. It has not been altered in any way. “I share many of the concerns expressed by ...

Hagel is the first Vietnam veteran to serve as US defense secretary. His first job was as at a drive-in restaurant as a car-hop; he was 9 years old. An injury caused him to lose a football scholarship ...

“They are representing America,” Mr. Hagel said in an interview with The Omaha World-Herald. “They are representing our lifestyle, our values, our standards. And I think it is an inhibiting factor to ...

President Barack Obama on Monday nominated former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to head the CIA, potentially setting up a ...

Senators John McCain and Chuck Hagel are old friends, both decorated Vietnam veterans, and they agree on many controversial things, from the overreach of neoconservatives in the early 2000s to the ...

Senate Republicans filibustered President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, by a razor thin vote of 58-39 Thursday, with one senator voting present. But all hope ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Hagel is the first Vietnam veteran to serve as US defense secretary. His first job was as at a drive-in restaurant as a ...