His choice for defense secretary, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, is facing allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in ...

Hegseth's attorney says he is "completely innocent" and the woman who accused him "was the aggressor." Trump is standing ...

Secretary of Defense-designate Pete Hegseth spoke publicly the first time Thursday on allegations that he sexually assaulted ...

A woman told police she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth, according to a detailed, newly released police report ...

Trump has indicated that the revelations about the accuser and payment have not deterred him from Hegseth's selection as ...

Austin's comments are the strongest statement from the military since Hegseth was tapped by Trump to lead the DOD.

Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says "a lack of any government experience is an issue" when leading the largest ...

The Pentagon is bracing for sweeping policy changes under the incoming Trump administration, and some high-level officers ...

GOP sources say there are doubts within the Trump transition as to whether the defense secretary nominee will be able to hang on following revelations of a 2017 sexual assault claim.

Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, has close ties to an Idaho-based Christian ...

Hegseth, who worked as Fox News host until Trump picked him for his Cabinet, paid an undisclosed amount to a woman who accused him of sexual assault, which he maintains was consensual, his lawyer ...

The woman at the center of the 2017 encounter told police that Hegseth blocked her from leaving the hotel room and assaulted ...