Pete Hegseth has been working in the public eye for several years. As a previous on-air Fox News co-host, the Minnesota native is a published author, a father, a husband and a vocal conservative.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense, arrives to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2024. Pete Hegseth’s name has been submitted to the ...

Senate Republicans say Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice to head the Defense Department, faces a very tough path to confirmation in the Senate and his bleak prospects have been ...

Donald Trump praised Pete Hegseth, his embattled nominee for Defense secretary, in a social media post Friday, but some of the president-elect's allies are doubtful Hegseth can make it through the ...