Pete Hegseth met with senators on Capitol Hill last month. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Pete Hegseth has been accused of financial mismanagement while leading two small nonprofit organizations ...

Don’t be distracted by his cartoonishly adorned suits or slavish focus on imaginary enemies like “DEI.” President Trump’s ...

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Pete Hegseth, Fox News host and military veteran, is named by Donald Trump as defense secretary. With a background in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ... s not a cut,” Hegseth said. “It’s refocusing and reinvesting existing funds into building the force that protects you, the American people.” ...

Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claims his family was targeted ... “He does not believe American taxpayers should fund security details for individuals who have served in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to cut 8% ... any cuts to defense spending would not be "to the detriment of American operational or tactical capabilities." ...