Pete Hegseth appeared not to know what the Association ... is made up of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back.

Hegseth has a history of supporting controversial policies, including using the US military to put down domestic riots, ...

asked Pete Hegseth if could name one member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, describe what type of agreement the U.S. had with the countries and how many nations were in the bloc.

Pete Hegseth had trouble answering a question about ... ASEAN is made up of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing ... Member nations include Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Brunei. One of the last people to ...

Pete Hegseth, the new US defence secretary, says it is “unrealistic” to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders, ...

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