The defense secretary nominee’s first marriage, which sources say met a contentious end after he admitted to multiple infidelities, holds a key place in his ambition-fueled rise.

“Zero” Senate Republicans are privately opposing Pete Hegseth’s confirmation, sources told The Post on Wednesday, as the defense secretary-designee was making the rounds on Capitol Hill and ...

When President Donald Trump first considered Pete Hegseth for a Cabinet position in 2017 and 2018, he marveled at a soldier who seemed straight out of central casting. The telegenic Fox News host ...

FIRST ON FOX: The transition team for President-elect Donald Trump is touting the support of several Republican senators for Pete Hegseth, who Trump has picked to lead the Department of Defense ...

The mom of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, went on Fox News to defend her son following the revelations of a 2018 email in which she accused him of ...

Secretary of Defense-designate Pete Hegseth argued Monday that his comments about women in the military have been “misconstrued,” before pledging to be a “secretary for all our warriors.” ...

A Bronze Star medal like the two awarded to former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, is a recognition of a specific incident of heroism on th ...

Pete Hegseth returned to Capitol Hill Thursday in hopes of saving his troubled nomination for defense secretary as a key senator signaled she’s still not sold on his bid. The controversial Fox ...