Hegseth admitted there were some big gaps in his knowledge but promised to assemble a highly competent team to achieve the ...

Austin retired from the Army in 2016 only to be asked to return to the Pentagon by President Joe Biden in 2021, making ...

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

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As early as Monday, the Senate will vote on whether or not to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense. The secretary of defense oversees the Defense Department, acting as the principal ...

President-elect Trump on Thursday named Troy Meink, a top spy chief who has previously served as a missile engineer, as his ...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Troy Meink, an Air Force veteran and the principal deputy director of the National ...

The South Dakota governor on Friday didn't experience the rancor faced by other Trump cabinet nominees earlier in the week.

Nominee John Phelan inherits a service that is struggling with recruiting, building too few ships and falling behind China.

President-elect Trump on Thursday announced multiple nominations just days before his inauguration on Jan. 20. In a series of posts on Truth Social on Thursday afternoon, Trump congratulated his picks ...

As Senate confirmation hearings begin, here's the latest on who in the Trump administration has, will or doesn't need to be ...