Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) told reporters Tuesday that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, “acquitted himself.” Thune made the ...

Before Senator Thom Tillis voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, he worked with accusers to make the case ...

New Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is proposing radical changes in the Pentagon. Here's what you can expect from him.

In our news wrap Saturday, Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense ... The vote was 59 to 34. The former South Dakota governor said her top priority is border security and immigration enforcement.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military and Defense Department officials to draw up plans to cut 8 percent ...

In Trump’s fun house mirror of America, there’s no point in trying to disqualify someone by pointing out their bad deeds.

Hegseth's confirmation is a narrow victory for Trump and supporters who want to see a warrior and change agent lead the Pentagon.

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the nation’s next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination Saturday. The 53-year-old Noem, a ...