The 44-year-old former Fox News host is set to begin the job as the least experienced defense secretary in modern history.

On Jan. 21, before the Senate took Hegseth's confirmation to a vote, his former sister-in-law came forward with new ...

Pete Hegseth, who has been dogged by misconduct allegations and scrutinized over his lack of qualifications, has been ...

The vote comes after the Senate narrowly advanced Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon on Thursday, with two Republicans ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed former combat veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as President Donald Trump’s ...

Pete Hegseth needed the vice president's vote to break a Senate tie for his confirmation as Defense secretary. Kelly and ...

The Senate’s 50-50 vote for Pete Hegseth marked the second time in history that a vice president was called upon to break the ...

Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.

President Donald Trump is planning to travel to California to survey the wildfire damage in his first presidential visit ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for US defence secretary, was confirmed by the Senate late on Friday night, after facing ...

Now that Pete Hegseth has been confirmed as defense secretary, he may quickly need to take on several different initiatives ...

Vice J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider ...