Jan 23, 2025 · Pete Hegseth after his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Jan. 14. (Alex Brandon/AP) ... to serve as acting director of the National Institutes of Health. The appointment ...

D efense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday revoked the security detail and ... which was being provided and paid for by the National Institutes of Health due to ongoing threats from his public ...

Peter Brian Hegseth (/ ˈ h ɛ ɡ s ɛ θ /; born June 6, 1980) is an American author, television host, and Army veteran who is serving as the 29th United States secretary of defense since January 25, 2025, in the second administration of President Donald Trump.. After graduating from Princeton University, Hegseth began his career working as an analyst for Bear Stearns.

Jan 14, 2025 · As Pete Hegseth seeks to become President-elect Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense his confirmation hearing is an opportunity to prove himself to the sizeable share of Americans who don’t know...

6 days ago · Pete Hegseth, the newly confirmed defense secretary, has pledged to restore “the warrior ethos” to the U.S. military, which he believes has been weakened by its diversity.

2 days ago · Hegseth was confirmed on January 24, 2025, following a 50–50 vote in the U.S. Senate that required U.S. Vice Pres. J.D. Vance to cast the tie-breaking vote, resulting in a 51–50 final tally. Hegseth was sworn into office on January 25. Education and National Guard. Hegseth grew up in Minnesota, and in 1999 he enrolled at Princeton University.

6 days ago · Pete Hegseth, an Army National Guard combat veteran and a former Fox News host, is now the secretary of defense after narrowly passing his Senate confirmation on Friday night. Vice President JD ...

4 days ago · Re “Pete Hegseth Is Sworn In as Defense Secretary After Being Confirmed by Slim Margin” (nytimes.com, Jan. 25): To those Senate Republicans who voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of ...

Jan 14, 2025 · A new poll finds only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Hegseth being nominated as the secretary of defense, a position that would put the 44-year-old Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News Channel weekend host in charge of overseeing U.S. troops.

4 days ago · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth began his first official day at the Pentagon Monday. A flurry of orders are expected that will possibly further clarify instructions on diversity, equity and inclusion training, and also possibly direct a new missile defense system for …