N.C., is going all in on Kash Patel despite being a holdout on Pete Hegseth, whose confirmation came down to the wire.

The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmation hearing in mid-January 2025.

The Senate voted Friday night on the confirmation of Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth.

Show host Michael Kosta tore into Trump's transgender military ban and Pete Hegseth during his opening monologue

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intends to hold "criminal aliens" at the Guantánamo Bay detention center.

There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring.

President Donald Trump’s controversial choice for defense secretary reported for his first day on the job. Here’s what could be in store for the military under his leadership.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.

The military is desperately in need of change agents for good in the DoD to get our military back on track just as President Trump and his new Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, if confirmed, take charge.

DW spoke with current and former female service members in India's military about challenges they face in rising through the ranks and about the role women can play in the armed forces.

An American Airlines plane collided with an army helicopter while approaching the Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC. US President Trump said the situation "should have been prevented." Follow DW for the latest.