There was surprise when Donald Trump announced that he was tapping Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense.

Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth said women should not serve in combat roles and that men are more ...

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Defense Department schools can become a national model for success if the Trump administration shifts them toward a classical ...

"Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country," Trump wrote. "Pete is tough, smart and a ...

The selection of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Trump Defense Department has renewed scrutiny of his political and ...

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy called Donald Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz for attorney general a "red alert moment for American democracy." ...

Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon was investigated for an alleged assault in California in 2017, though no charges were filed.

A Washington Post review of Pete Hegseth’s writing shows he rejected steps to integrate women and transgender troops across the military, and called for a “crusade” to protect “Judeo-Christian” values ...

Hegseth has two tattoos of Crusades-era symbols that are associated with far-right extremism and Christian nationalism.

Recent converts to his cause are lined up shoulder to shoulder with longtime allies. China hawks could serve in positions of ...

Donald Trump's nomination of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as Defense Secretary is generating blowback and confusion ...