President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, justified the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and spread baseless conspiracy theories claiming the initial break-in was a false flag operation carried out by leftist groups disguised as Trump supporters.

I’ve had the privilege of working with Pete Hegseth at Fox News for seven years. The chance to have him lead the Pentagon is an opportunity this country cannot afford to miss.

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, will free a woman from a nondisclosure agreement related to the 2017 sexual misconduct allegations, or so says Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Amid this wrangling, the right-wing populist House Freedom Caucus, of which Greene is a member, expressed its dissatisfaction with the proposed bill, touting instead Representative Chip Roy’s proposed DOGE Act, which would slash federal spending—though not, of course, the Pentagon budget.

The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions.

The choice of Stephen Feinberg of Cerberus Capital Management comes as Pete Hegseth continues to face questions in the confirmation process for the top Pentagon post.

At worst, he hired the veteran knowing his violent history, and that fits an existing pattern for Hegseth and the administration he wants to join. If confirmed, he’ll join an administration marked by its embrace of violent deeds targeting minorities and liberals.

There are roughly 1,200 positions in the federal government that require Senate confirmation. The first cabinet official was confirmed in 1789 when the Senate unanimously approved President George Washington’s nomination of Alexander Hamilton to be treasury secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump released a slate of picks for the DOD that will likely coast through the confirmation proceedings

People were quick to confirm that they have, indeed, celebrated Christmas during the period when Trump was not president

Prominent Democratic National Committee ( DNC) fundraiser Lindy Li has announced her departure from the Democratic Party, citing a toxic internal culture and backlash over her critiques of Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden.

The piecemeal progress of extremism-prevention efforts during the past four years is more than can be expected out of the Pentagon in 2025, experts said.