As you can see in the charts below, some of Trump's nominees have career paths that would be familiar in any presidential term. For example, Trump's pick for secretary of state, former Sen. Marco ...

From late 2024 onward, a claim circulated online that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said women should not serve in military combat roles. Shortly after President Donald Trump nominated him ...

Regulations and programs should be re-evaluated on occasion. Having said that, the immediate effect of Pete Hegseth’s confirmation was to undermine military readiness (“Senators Narrowly ...

With President Trump at the helm and Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, Americans now believe that military force will be exercised judiciously and righteously. Hegseth himself noted that ...

Every one of Hegseth’s predecessors emphasized unity and a diverse military as key to national progress and defense. Ad Policy For the first time since being confirmed, US Secretary of Defense ...

This past week, Pete Hegseth was confirmed to be the next secretary of defense (“Hegseth is quickly sworn in as defense secretary after dramatic Senate vote,” Jan. 26). Fifty senators voted ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, center, gestures during a visit to Kelly Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, on February 11, 2025. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, center, gestures ...

Pete Hegseth is the U.S. Defense Secretary under President Donald Trump. He was sworn in to serve the Trump administration’s second term by Vice President JD Vance on Jan. 25, 2025. Hegseth is a ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday. The mission was a "routine annual retraining – night flights on a standard [flight] corridor for a continuity of government mission," Hegseth ...