Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

What personal or professional attributes make for an effective defense secretary? I worked for four of them, three directly. Robert Gates had a high sense of empathy and lots of prior government ...

Robert Gates had a high sense of empathy and lots ... so it takes a lot of patience and self control on the part of the secretary of defense to successfully maintain good relations, public and ...

Robert Gates had a high sense of empathy and lots ... so it takes a lot of patience and self control on the part of the secretary of defense to successfully maintain good relations, public and ...

It's been a proud couple of days for Warren's John J. Salesses, father of the acting secretary of defense, Robert G. Salesses ...

In his January 14 confirmation hearing, Pete Hegseth, United States President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defence secretary ... Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta.

The 51-50 decision came after three Republicans voted against Hegseth. Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tiebreaking ...

Read about President Trump's appointment of Robert Salesses, a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, as acting secretary of defense.

The outgoing defense secretary appointed by President Joe ... in a military branch include Les Aspin, Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta. Did Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from serving ...

The outgoing defense secretary appointed by President Joe ... in a military branch include Les Aspin, Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta. Hegseth said at the hearing, “I also ...

In his Jan. 14 confirmation hearing, Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary ... Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta. Did Hegseth’s tattoos bar ...