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, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was questioned about ASEAN during a heated Senate ...

Pete Hegseth, the controversial Republican nominee for United States Secretary of Defence, has been nominated by the U.S.

Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth and depth of knowledge” needed to lead international negotiations, asked Pete ...

Donald Trump did not nominate Pete Hegseth as defence secretary for his knowledge of global affairs, but the lapse highlights two concerns for Southeast Asian countries, says RSIS’ Kevin Chen.

Pete Hegseth gives troops their mission hours after being confirmed as Defense Secretary - New defense secretary outlines top ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth ...

That’s called “jointness,” about which Hegseth knows little. He touted his Army background in the National Guard as a ...

Recent senate hearings to confirm Donald Trump’s cabinet picks brought into sharp contrast the candidate for US secretary of ...

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 ...

Senators received an affidavit Tuesday from the former sister-in-law of defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in which she ...