Trump's success in pushing through his Pentagon chief nomination despite private doubts among lawmakers amounted to a fresh ...

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

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

Pete Hegseth's lawyer said he "performed superbly" in his appearance before senators amid criticism after he appeared not to ...

From the arrest of South Korea’s Yoon to a Japanese pop star’s sex scandal, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia ...

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over ...

Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, was taking questions from Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) when she challenged him to ...

Only a few days later, Hegseth was nominated by Donald Trump to serve as defense secretary, and he has since tried to ...

The abrupt action targeting career prosecutors who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s team is the latest sign of upheaval ...

Pete Hegseth came under fire from Senators of both ... He mentioned South Korea, Japan and Australia—none of which are in ASEAN. "I suggest you do a little homework," she said.

Based on TV exposure, Pete Hegseth beats Mike Hicks ... My last staff position was as chief of plans of U.S. Army Japan. I spent three times as long serving in the regular Army and twice as ...