Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday moved to strike race and sex as considerations for military promotions, with plans for a new Pentagon task force to promote “merit-based, color-blind ...

Democrats are expected to be overwhelmingly opposed to both. Gabbard and Kennedy were, of course, once Democrats in good standing — Gabbard as a rising star in the party and vice-chair of the ...

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.

Hegseth's comments that women should have no role in military ... to break a tie on a Cabinet nominee — during Trump's first ...

Pete Hegseth seemed well on his way to becoming Trump’s next Defense secretary on Thursday evening when a bombshell landed in the laps of Senate Majority Leader John Thune and President Donald ...

On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth restored its name to Fort ... Other opponents of the legislation included Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), both of whom ...

This past week, Pete Hegseth was confirmed to be the next secretary of defense (“Hegseth is quickly sworn in as defense secretary after dramatic Senate vote,” Jan. 26). Fifty senators voted ...