The second wife of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee who has been accused of threatening and abusive conduct toward her, is bound by a nondisparagement clause as a condition of the ...

Within Reed’s review of the affidavit was another deeply alarming claim: Hegseth reportedly believed that “women ... Russia is probably not going to respond in the way Trump wants. Vivek Ramaswamy was ...

The new cadre of national security officials is highly confident, highly online and scornful of Washington’s foreign policy consensus.

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as Defense Secretary on Saturday, following a tie-breaking vote by Vice President JD Vance to end a stalemate in Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, during which some ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's choice to be defense secretary, appears during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 14. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) A thought experiment ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense secretary Saturday morning, declaring it an "honor of a lifetime," and he promised to put America first by bringing peace through strength. Hegseth ...

Republican lawmakers celebrated after the Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary on Friday. The Senate was split 50-50, with three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new position as secretary of defense Saturday morning after being confirmed in a contentious Senate vote the night before. Hegseth, a former Fox News host ...