Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an investigation into retired general Mark Milley — who often clashed with ...

As the dust settles on the fight over Pete Hegseth's nomination, his confirmation is emblematic of a larger truth about the state of Republican politics.

Gabe Whisnant is Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based in South Carolina ... a controversy that emerged as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth began his first day at the Pentagon.

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, ...

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) cast the 50th vote for Pete Hegseth for defense secretary just now. He had additional questions for the nominee earlier today that Hegseth answered and ...

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news show host, says he will be a "change agent" and a "warrior" for the department as Republicans demand new and strong leadership in the Pentagon.

"More executive orders are coming," Hegseth told reporters as he arrived at the Pentagon for his first full day in office. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters at the Pentagon on ...

President Donald Trump is visiting hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, ...