WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he is nominating businessman John Phelan, one of his former campaign donors, to serve as his United States Secretary of the Navy.

John Phelan’s tenure as Secretary of the Navy is likely to be one of the most important in recent history. On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed American businessman and investor John Phelan as the ...

Navy Secretary John Phelan is expected to call urgent attention to the dire state of U.S. shipbuilding and America’s fleets ...

If confirmed, he might even prove as impactful a Navy secretary as some of his most distinguished predecessors. The global role and national necessity of American sea power made such prescient and ...

The Navy is proposing a $16 billion cut to shipbuilding in 2026 and does not intend to move forward with a plan to purchase ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro broke the law by publicly endorsing the reelection of President Joe Biden and criticizing former President Donald Trump in several statements he ...

The most recent Navy secretary, Carlos Del Toro, was a retired Navy officer who served for more than 20 years. Phelan is the founder of several investment firms and serves on the board of Spirit ...

U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move.

If confirmed, Phelan would be the first Navy secretary without military experience ... a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and current philanthropist, and they have one daughter, Makenzie Moon ...

He tapped businessman John Phelan to serve as his United States Secretary of the Navy. Phelan ... a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and current philanthropist, and they have one daughter ...