Jan 25, 2025 · The Honorable Pete Hegseth is the 29th Secretary of Defense, sworn in on Jan. 25, 2025.Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army National Guard after graduating from ...

The United States secretary of defense (acronym: SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet. [5] [6] [7] The secretary of defense's position of command and authority over the military is second only to that of the president of the United States, who is the commander ...

5 days ago · The Honorable Pete Hegseth is the 29th secretary of defense, sworn in on Jan. 25, 2025. A graduate of Princeton University in 2003, Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S....

Jan 25, 2025 · Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new role leading America's 3.5 million service members and civilians by Vice President JD Vance this morning, following Hegseth's Friday...

2 days ago · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed during a visit to the southwestern border on Monday to use thousands of U.S. active-duty troops to help stem migrant crossings, a top priority for President Trump.

Jan 25, 2025 · Pete Hegseth has been sworn as the nation’s 29th secretary of defense. Hegseth took the oath Saturday in Washington from Vice President JD Vance less than 12 hours after a dramatic late-night vote in the Senate installed him as the Pentagon's leader.

Jan 24, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary late Friday in a dramatic tie-breaking vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and …

Jan 24, 2025 · The final vote, 51 to 50, was the smallest margin for a defense secretary’s confirmation since the position was created in 1947, according to Senate records. Mr. Hegseth, a military veteran and ...

Jan 25, 2025 · Pete Hegseth is the new secretary of defense following a bruising confirmation fight that revealed he has been accused of sexual assault, excessive drinking and financial mismanagement.

Jan 24, 2025 · Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth and his family arrive at the US Capitol, on Friday. Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images. It marked only the second time in history a vice president was needed to ...