Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald ... "has been a principle consistently upheld by South Korea, the United States and the international community." ...

South Korea on Wednesday said Pyongyang could “never be recognised” as a nuclear power, after US defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth used the term to emphasise the security threat posed by ...

If I had beene one of the senators questioning Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing, this is what I would have asked: ...

WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon upset key U.S. ally South Korea Tuesday when he labeled North Korea a "nuclear power" in a statement submitted to a Senate ...

Pete Hegseth seems destined to become America's 29th secretary of defense. Despite the hyperbole and exaggerations of Hegseth ...

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That’s called “jointness,” about which Hegseth knows little. He touted his Army background in the National Guard as a ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth ...

He was sworn in as the new defense secretary.

Donald Trump’s controversial nominee could soon be confirmed by Republicans to lead the Department of Defense.