Hegseth was born on June 6, 1980, [4] in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Brian, a basketball coach, and Penny Hegseth. [5] [6] [7] He was raised in nearby Forest Lake [8] and is of Norwegian descent on both sides of the family. [9]He attended Forest Lake Area High School, where he played football and basketball, graduating in 1999 as valedictorian of his class.

Jan 25, 2025 · The Honorable Pete Hegseth is the 29th Secretary of Defense, sworn in on Jan. 25, 2025.Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army National Guard after graduating from Princeton

Jan 14, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, will face the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee during confirmation hearings. But what more do we know about the...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, insisted during a defiant media interview Wednesday that allegations against him of sexual misconduct, mismanagement and...

The orders come on the day Pete Hegseth takes up his new role as secretary of defense at the Pentagon. ... Blue Origin. And then there was Mark Zuckerberg – nerdy, harmless ol’ Zuck, like a ...

Nov 13, 2024 · Pete Hegseth served as an infantry platoon leader aside from serving overseas. He was also the senior counterinsurgency instructor at Kabul’s Counterinsurgency Training Center. Later, he...

4 days ago · From 2017 to 2024, Pete Hegseth was a cohost of Fox & Friends Weekend, where he attracted attention for his conservative views. In 2024 President-elect Donald Trump selected Hegseth as his nominee for the Department of Defense, and he was confirmed on January 24, 2025, in a 51 to 50 vote.

Oct 31, 2024 · Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s rocket company aiming to make space travel accessible, spent $1.23 million on lobbying in the first nine months of 2024 — a year marked by the unveiling of an upgraded New Shepard suborbital vehicle and a historic flight for America’s first Black candidate for NASA’s early astronaut corps.

Nov 13, 2024 · Hegseth, 44, has developed a close rapport with Trump, who also reportedly considered him for a post in his first administration. Hegseth has lobbied Trump to release service members accused of war crimes. Here are a few things to know about Hegseth.

Nov 13, 2024 · After graduating from Princeton in 2003, Hegseth was appointed as an infantry officer in the US Army National Guard. He along with his unit was called to Guantanamo Bay in 2004, where he served as an infantry platoon leader, according to his Fox News biography.