Starting Jan. 21, the North Texas native will anchor “The Will Cain Show” on Fox News Channel airing weekdays at 3 p.m.

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations."

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert said defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth is facing allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct. But he also has his supporters, including Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who flubbed a key line as he wrapped up his defense of Hegseth during Tuesday’s confirmation hearing.

Pete Hegseth, center, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, right, as they depart a meeting with Republican House members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a nuclear power: "We've not made such a recognition. I can't speak to what the incoming team will—how they'll characterize it. We've not gone so far as to make that recognition."

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has publicly faced senators for the first time.

Republicans appear poised to confirm Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the government’s largest and most complex agency

At his confirmation hearing, the defense-secretary nominee looked like a man who understood that the fix was in.

It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

With less than two days to go before US president-elect Donald's Trump is sworn into office, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of Trump's top picks including controversial figures such as defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth,

Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.