Hegseth is 2nd Trump nominee in his current term to take oath of office, joining Secretary of State Rubio in new Cabinet - ...

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as the 29th U.S. secretary of defense after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote in a ...

Trump can achieve education reform by ending gratuitous education contracts and grants, as well as feds' control of the ...

Following a initial Senate vote of 50-50 Friday, Vice President J.D. Vance broke the tie, putting Hegseth, a former Fox News anchor, over the top and ending weeks of uncertainty over the fate of ...

The 51-50 decision came after three Republicans voted against Hegseth. Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tiebreaking ...

Donald Trump is surrounding himself with people who may be television-ready but are not prepared to lead the country.

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

The job has proved fiendishly difficult in the Trump era. During his first term, the president cycled through no fewer than ...

The new Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, was hired for the job because Donald Trump is a fan of the Fox News weekend show ...