Hegseth has a history of supporting controversial policies, including using the US military to put down domestic riots, ...

I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two issues: The EU finally targeting Russian ...

John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a nuclear power: "We've not made such a recognition. I can't speak to what the ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said NATO countries need to spend more on defense to ensure peace and American support ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth narrowly secured his nomination to President Donald Trump 's cabinet, nudged into the role ...

Senators argued that Pete Hegseth does not have the management experience to lead the military's 3.4 million service members ...

A Jan. 14 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims to outline an exchange involving Pete Hegseth, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary. “Did you sexually ...

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, came under close scrutiny. News media reports shone a spotlight on the former "Fox ...

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 ...

Danielle Hegseth provided the affidavit to the Senate Armed Services Committee. In a sworn affidavit obtained by Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee, the former sister-in-law of ...

Pete Hegseth’s ex-wife recently gave a new statement to the FBI about the defense nominee’s alcohol use, according to two sources familiar with the matter, an issue that has become a source of ...

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 ...