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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as ...

Hegseth, a former Fox News host and decorated veteran, is one of the most controversial figures ever nominated to be ...

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

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald ... Hegseth started to talk about South Korea, Japan and Australia – none of which are in the 10-member organization that includes two ...

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations ...