Robert Salesses will serve as the acting secretary of defense until President Donald Trump‘s nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets confirmed by the Senate, which is expected to occur later this week.

“Mr. Robert G. Salesses was sworn in at 12:01 to serve as the Acting Secretary of Defense today at the Pentagon,” a defense official told the Washington Examiner.. Pete Hegseth, defense ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has transformed a green room into a glam station at the Pentagon, ... Washington Headquarters Services,” the person added.

Donald Trump is showing no sign of being ready to dump Hegseth, despite the rumors circulating in Washington that he’s quietly exploring possible replacements.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has refurbished a green room as a makeup studio in the Pentagon for high-ranking officials to prepare before on-camera appearances “Most of the changes in the ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday favorably reported, 14-13, the nomination of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Defense Department, on a party-line vote that ...

4 takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing. Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump pick to face ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) accused Pete Hegseth of not making the time to meet with Democratic members of the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of his confirmation. Hegseth is one of ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, as he arrives for a meeting with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Capitol Hill on ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be defense secretary, answers questions at his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) You’re ...

Hegseth stumbles out of the gate In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back. February 13, 2025 ...