Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global ...

Sen. Blumenthal grilled SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth on his qualifications despite reaffirming current support for the job ...

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are beginning their nomination process this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a ...

A telling moment in the supremely depressing Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the Fox News personality who is Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, came right at the beginning, when ...

At the hearing, Democrats questioned Hegseth’s bona fides—he has no experience leading a large organization—and his fitness ...

At the hearing, Democrats questioned Hegseth’s bona fides—he has no experience leading a large organization—and his fitness ...

Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump ...

Pete Hegseth must be approved by the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee before he can go before the full Senate for ...

Ind., tells reporters Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin 'embarrassed America' and Pete Hegseth needs to 'clean up' on Day 1.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has publicly faced senators for the first time ...

Lawrence O'Donnell and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) laughed as they lampooned a key moment at Trump Defense Department ...