Austin in an exclusive interview with NBC News called women in the military a strong asset. Trump's choice for Secretary of ...

The decision is the latest in a series of moves by the U.S. and Russia that have escalated tensions between the two.

Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says "a lack of any government experience is an issue" when leading the largest ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed regret Wednesday that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold talks with ...

China rejected a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a conference in southeast Asia this week, marking the ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was involved in a police investigation into an alleged sexual ...

Hegseth's attorney says he is "completely innocent" and the woman who accused him "was the aggressor." Trump is standing ...

US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for his new secretary of defense has attracted criticism from his opponents and also ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has condemned China's dangerous actions against the Philippines and renewed a warning ...

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who is Trump’s pick to lead the DOD, was accused of sexual assault after a speaking appearance ...

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense, the former president ...

Donald Trump's Cabinet pick Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, was listed in a sexual assault investigation in Monterey, ...