Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense

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Priorities for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
Following his confirmation, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is poised to be one of modern history’s most transformative national security leaders.
Pete Hegseth Promised To Stop Drinking if Confirmed as Secretary of Defense. Here's What He Said
The secretary of defense has been accused of alcohol abuse and various forms of misconduct — allegations he has denied.
Pete Hegseth Narrowly Confirmed as Trump’s Defense Secretary in Tie-Breaking Vote
The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits southern border. Here's the latest.
Fort Bliss officials confirmed that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was visiting the Borderland on Monday. His visit includes stops along the border in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, where presumably reserve and active-duty troops would be deployed to secure the U.
Secretary of Defense Hegseth visits El Paso
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Fort Bliss and the southern border on Monday, Feb. 3, Fort Bliss announced.
Pete Hegseth sworn in as defense secretary after narrow Senate vote
Pete Hegseth was sworn in as the 29th U.S. secretary of defense after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote in a narrow Senate confirmation.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's $6M Earnings Revealed
Newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earned nearly $6 million over the past two years from his Fox News job, book deals, and speaking engagements, financial disclosures show. The documents, covering 2023 and 2024,
‘Top-shelf communicator’: Pete Hegseth’s media background on full display during time of crisis
The defense secretary's media background has played a significant role as the department reels from the Army-involved crash ...
‘Very important meeting’: Richard Marles to meet Pete Hegseth in Washington
Defence Minister Richard Marles will visit the United States in the coming days to solidify Australia’s defence and security ...
Hegseth nixes 'identity month' celebrations at DOD on eve of Black History Month
The memo from new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth comes amid President Trump's ongoing campaign against diversity, equity and ...
Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon clears a key hurdle in the Senate
Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in several controversies. Two ...
How Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth and others made it to Trump's Cabinet
As you can see in the charts below, some of Trump's nominees have career paths that would be familiar in any presidential ...
Pete Hegseth’s New Press Sec Has His Own Alarming Backstory
Donald Trump on Monday named Sean Parnell to serve as Chief Pentagon Spokesman and Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for ...
Panama minister says US defense chief Hegseth will visit in April
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to travel to Panama in April, his Panamanian counterpart said on Tuesday, with the ...
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Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump’s defense secretary, despite allegations
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense Secretary, poses for a photo with Cabinet picks, other ...
Pete Hegseth talks about fatal crash near Washington DC airport
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses the fatal crash near Washington D.C. in a press conference on ...