Hegseth, 44, vowed to “restore the warrior ethos to the Pentagon” and responded to criticism over his credentials — while admitting he is an unorthodox pick to head the Defense Department.

From the moment he rode down that golden escalator in Trump Tower nearly a decade ago, Donald J. Trump reshaped the nation’s ...

It is true that I don’t have a similar biography to Defense Secretaries of the last 30 years,” Hegseth is expected to say in his opening statement a ...

Hegseth is set to begin confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. In his opening statement obtained by NBC News, he leans into ...

Trump’s defense nominee highlights his mission to restore the warrior ethos to the Pentagon, to rebuild the military, and to ...

The confirmation hearing for one of the highest-profile of President-elect Trump's nominees gets underway in DC on ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, is portraying his lack of high-level management ...

AT HIS CONFIRMATION HEARING on Tuesday, defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth pledged to “restore the warrior ethos.” He ...

FOX Business host Larry Kudlow gives his take on Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing for secretary of defense on 'Kudlow.' ...

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth promises to reinstate troops dismissed over COVID vaccine mandates, offering apologies ...