Robert Salesses, a longtime assistant defense secretary, is now the acting defense secretary, Pentagon officials said.

President Trump has appointed Robert Salesses as acting defence secretary due to Pete Hegseth's pending Senate confirmation.

President Donald Trump has named an acting secretary of defense until his nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets confirmed by the U.S.

Robert Salesses is a career department civilian and he will fill in. Three other career DoD civilians will fill in as acting ...

Mr. Robert Salesses was designated by President Donald J. Trump to serve as Acting Secretary of Defense and assumed the functions and duties of the ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee approved the nomination of Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to run the Defense Department.

Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the ...

A portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who has feuded in highly public spats with President Trump, was taken down in the Pentagon on Monday. A ...