Robert Salesses, a longtime assistant defense secretary, is now the acting defense secretary, Pentagon officials said.

President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not ...

The Pentagon on Monday swore in Robert G. Salesses as the acting secretary of Defense while President Trump’s nominee Pete ...

Robert Salesses will serve as acting defense secretary until President Donald Trump's choice for the position, Pete Hegseth, ...

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

As a Senate confirmation vote approaches, an affidavit by Pete Hegseth’s ex-sister-in-law alleges aggressive behavior and ...

Va. Sen. Tim Kaine addresses concern for Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth ...

The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations in late 2023 and early 2024 “increased ...

The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report about Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to quickly disclose his ...

Hegseth, 44, is a combat veteran and former Fox News host. The committee voted along party lines to advance his nomination to ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had ...

Some of the things Mr. Hegseth said in his confirmation hearing were terrifying: his refusal to answer Sen. Slotkin’s ...