2 days ago · When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth starts his first official day on Monday morning, ... Hegseth cited the challenges he sees ahead. Some are ones his predecessors also faced, such as reorienting the military from decades of a Middle East focus and better deterring China. Continued conflict in the region, including the October 2023 attack on ...

5 days ago · The Honorable Pete Hegseth is the 29th Secretary of Defense, sworn in on Jan. 25, 2025.Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army National Guard after graduating from Princeton

Jan 15, 2025 · During a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Senator Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.

17 hours ago · Pete Hegseth's lack of military experience and scientific training raises concerns about his ability to defend America's interests in the face of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Republicans ...

17 hours ago · at happy hours, Pete Hegseth's public views on China, Russia and defense tech are pretty standard. The big picture: President Trump is disruptor in chief. His ... some targeting U.S. troops, are catching backlash. But Hegseth — a combat veteran, former Fox News personality and now defense secretary — toes the line on the "pacing challenge ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, was unable to name a single country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during his confirmation hearing...

Jan 14, 2025 · Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing Tuesday. Bloomberg via Getty Images. ASEAN’s members include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Australia, one of the countries Hegseth mentioned, isn’t even on the Asian continent.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington,...

Jan 16, 2025 · WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary over whether he had the "breadth and depth of knowledge" needed to lead international...

Jan 15, 2025 · Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host whom Donald Trump has nominated to be Defense Secretary, came under fire on Tuesday during his Senate confirmation hearing, where he faced questions about ...