Robert Salesses will serve as the acting secretary of defense until President Donald Trump‘s nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets ...

This is part of Hello, Trumpworld, Slate’s reluctant guide to the people who will be calling the shots now—at least for as ...

Sen. Tim Kaine said he pushed Defense Secretary-nominee Pete Hegseth about infidelity and sexual misconduct in a hearing last ...

The Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, has said that the West is not prepared for the challenges that will come over the ...

Readers say he lacks the qualifications and integrity to be defense secretary. Also: Heroism amid the tragedy in L.A.; alone ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, will face a Senate panel Tuesday for his confirmation ...

The Senate begins holding confirmation hearings Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, starting with Pete ...

Pete Hegseth faced an important test on Tuesday — but he didn't just have to prove himself to the senators who immediately ...

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators on Tuesday for the first time after weeks of privately ...

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...

Hegseth wants to restore honor to Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, the native North Carolinian whose name was replaced at Fort ...

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst announced that she would vote for Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary, making his path to Senate ...