United States Secretary of Defense

Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary

Will Pete Hegseth be confirmed as Defense Secretary? Maine Sen. Susan Collins votes no

Maine, breaks with party to vote against Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary. Can he still get confirmed?

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Defense secretary nominee Hegseth clears last hurdle before confirmation vote

The Senate Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of Defense, despite reports of misconduct and the objections of Democrats who say he is unqualified.

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Hegseth Could Be Confirmed With Smallest Margin of Any Defense Secretary

For the last 50 years, almost every nominee to lead the Pentagon has been a consensus pick who drew lopsided margins of support in the Senate. Pete Hegseth’s nomination has been a notable exception.

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The D Brief: Hegseth’s $50K payout; Trump to NATO: spend 5% of GDP; DOD telework, cancelled; Boeing’s new losses; And a bit more.

What’s going on: A major program contributing to the losses is the Air Force’s KC-46 tanker, which alone incurred an $800 ...

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Trump's White House says deportation flights are underway, posting pictures of people being loaded into US Air Force C-17s

The Pentagon signaled earlier this week that Air Force C-17s could be used to fly deportation flights. That's happening now.

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New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines' defense under a treaty as tensions ...

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines' defense under a treaty as tensions simmer with Beijing in the ...

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What does the defense secretary do?

During the Obama administration, Farkas was a deputy assistant secretary of defense with a focus on ... is to defend the United States, the American people and U.S. interests.