Despite allegations of sexual assault, paying off an accuser, and drinking to incapacitation on the job, Pete Hegseth was confirmed as President Donald Trump's secreta

The newly sworn-in defense secretary outlined plans on Saturday to advance the president's defense priorities.

At the White House, President Donald Trump said he was surprised that two senators have publicly said they'll vote against his nominee to lead the Defense Department.

Newly-confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received strong praise from President Trump and other Republicans following a nail-biting Senate vote Friday night that will see him take command of the Pentagon.

After a few GOP senators, including McConnell, voted against Hegseth for defense secretary, the Senate narrowly voted to confirm him.

Pete Hegseth appeared on Fox & Friends Friday morning, not in his past role as co-host, but as newly appointed Secretary of Defense serving President Trump. The post ‘He’s Exactly Right’: Defense Secretary Hegseth Defends Trump’s DEI Claims on Fox News Show He Used to Host first appeared on Mediaite.

Emergency teams will continue efforts to retrieve the bodies of those who died when a passenger jet and helicopter collided.

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a regional passenger jet in Washington, D.C. was flying too high at the time of the accident, in what appeared to be a major disclosure about the investigation.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.