Chuck Hagel

Republican Chuck Hagel is a former secretary of the Defense Department and former U.S. senator from Nebraska.

Unidentified survivors from a sunken LCVP (landing craft, vehicle, personnel, also known as a Higgins boat) are helped ashore at Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy, Normandy, France, June 6, 1944. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

Opinion

June 6, 2024

D-Day 80th anniversary: The true legacy of Normandy

After four years of American retreat from its leadership responsibilities around the globe, President Biden took office promising to stand strong for freedom and democracy.

Ex-Defense Secretaries Hagel & Panetta: Our national security requires free and fair elections

Opinion

October 18, 2020

Ex-Defense Secretaries Hagel & Panetta: Our national security requires free and fair elections

Our standing in the world is being threatened by those who seek to promote fear and uncertainty about our elections.