WASHINGTON — President Obama announced the resignation of Chuck Hagel Monday, commending the secretary of Defense for his "steady hand" through a period of transition for the United States ...

President Obama made it official at the White House this morning. — -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down, senior administration officials confirmed today to ABC News. Flanked by ...

Former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, tapped by President Obama to serve as the next Secretary of Defense, is coming under fire from conservatives for his past positions on Israel ...

It didn’t take long for the assault on Chuck Hagel to commence, based on the powerfully held attitude of some in the journalistic establishment and elsewhere that he is insufficiently supportive ...

From the beginning, Chuck Hagel’s nomination as secretary of defense has been about more than just the policies he’d pursue at the Pentagon. It’s been about the terms of legitimate discourse ...

In 1968, through a fluke that remains a mystery, Chuck Hagel and his younger brother Tom became the only known American siblings to serve in the same infantry squad in the Vietnam War. The future ...

Chuck Hagel (far right) and brother Tom petitioned to serve in the same infantry unit in Vietnam, with the fearless duo often first into firefights. The blast, and the gunfire that followed ...

Reporting from Washington — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s resignation Monday amid pressure from the White House clears the way for a new Pentagon leader but still leaves the administration ...

Former Sen. Chuck Hagel testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images ...

Chuck Hagel, “America Our Next Chapter” (2008). Chuck Hagel, two-term senator from Nebraska is coming to Minnesota, and there’s a bit of irony behind this story. A combat veteran who served ...

Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the department has its own judicial code, legal system and healthcare system. Hagel, who was in charge from 2013 to 2015, told All Things Considered host ...