The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.

Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s ...

Hegseth was sworn in on Saturday as the US’ new defense chief. Hegseth was Trump’s second Cabinet secretary to take the oath since Trump’s own inauguration last week, joining Secretary of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary ... portraits and the Esper Army secretary portrait were funded through donations from the Association of the United States Army, not taxpayer dollars ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday revoked the security detail and security clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, according to Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot, an unprecedented move against the former ...

US Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary of President Donald Trump's administration. In his confirmation hearing, Bessent warned that failure to renew $4 trillion in tax cuts ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the military ... and domestic violence -- is one of Trump's most contested cabinet picks. After barely squeaking through his confirmation vote ...

New U.S. Defense ... secretary was the honor of a lifetime, telling reporters that the Defense Department will operate at a faster tempo. "The lawful orders of the president of the United States ...

She noted that Trump recognized the Tuskegee Airmen during his first term in office ... to then-Army Secretary Christine Wormuth or to then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to officials ...