Hegseth is an Army combat veteran, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan and earned two Bronze Stars. For the past eight years, he's been a host on Fox News.

As he works to fill his administration a second time, Donald Trump has turned to a head-spinning mix of candidates.

The anti-woke attitude may be what appealed most to Trump, who wants to fire generals who display insufficient loyalty to him ...

A Washington Post review of Pete Hegseth’s writing shows he rejected steps to integrate women and transgender troops across the military, and called for a “crusade” to protect “Judeo-Christian” values ...

Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran and Purple Heart recipient who was one of the first women to fly combat missions as a U.S.

Sources say Donald Trump’s transition team leadership met with the former Fox News host, who is a left-field pick to head the ...

Several women who have served in combat roles in the United States Armed Forces weighed in on President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary ...

Pete Hegseth has criticized the Pentagon leadership for its diversity efforts and vocally supported service members accused ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a former state attorney general who sued Donald Trump's first administration approximately 100 times, is expressing concern about the president-elect's picks for a ...

President-elect Donald Trump is starting to fill key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides ...