HON Pete Hegseth

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Accessed: 2026-09-03
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After Donald Trump selected Pete Hegseth to lead the Defense Department, the Senate confirmed him on a 50–50 vote with Vice President JD Vance voting yea; Vance swore Hegseth in on January 25, 2025, and the department's current biography records that he remains its secretary as of September 3, 2026.
Current biography and January 25, 2025 swearing-in
Trump's defense nominee won a 50–50 Senate vote with the vice president breaking the tie · Defense secretary as of September 3, 2026 · reviewed 2026-09-03
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Donald Trump selected Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, the cabinet office Hegseth held when the reported broker inquiry and subsequent Senate questions arose.
Biography identifying Hegseth as Trump's defense-secretary selection
Hegseth's broker was reported to have sought a defense-sector ETF purchase before the Iran war · Pentagon denied the report March 30; senators requested records April 1 · reviewed 2026-09-03
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The Defense Department announced on June 29, 2026 that Trump's defense secretary Pete Hegseth approved Marc Andreessen and Blake Masters as members of the Defense Policy Board, which advises senior department leaders on strategy, force structure, modernization, and national-security policy.
Biography identifying Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary
Hegseth appointed Pentagon advisers with investment links to Donald Trump Jr.'s venture fund · Andreessen and Masters joined the Defense Policy Board on June 29, 2026 · reviewed 2026-09-03