There has been a lot of political coverage this morning about the gathering opposition to President Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense. But what there hasn't been a lot of is ...

“They are representing America,” Mr. Hagel said in an interview with The Omaha World-Herald. “They are representing our lifestyle, our values, our standards. And I think it is an inhibiting factor to ...

A letter signed by former secretaries of state and defense endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and said former President Donald J. Trump poses a threat to the nation’s defense and its democratic ...

Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel was nominated Monday by President Barack Obama to be the next secretary of defense, but he is expected to face opposition in the Senate. (Photo by AP Photo/Lauren ...

President Barack Obama on Monday nominated former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to head the CIA, potentially setting up a ...

To hear Chuck Hagel’s detractors tell it, he’s a corrupt, anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-Israel, Iranian-loving, Castro-cuddling chicken-hawk who will hide behind his two Vietnam Purple Hearts as he ...

Education: Attended Wayne State College, 1964; Attended Kearney State College, 1965; Brown Institute for Radio and Television in Minneapolis, 1966; University of Nebraska at Omaha, B.A. in History, ...

Sec. Chuck Hagel: “I’ve never been as concerned about the future of our country and the world as I am today and I’m a hopeful guy.” Former U.S. Senator and Sec. of Defense Chuck Hagel is at UNO — his ...

Sen. John McCain released the following statement Monday on the nomination of Sen. Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense. It has not been altered in any way. “I share many of the concerns expressed by ...

Two centrist Jewish groups called for further review of Chuck Hagel’s record in light of an account of a 2007 speech in which he allegedly said the State Department acted as an “adjunct” of Israel’s ...