Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / ) Pete Hegseth, the defense ...

Secretary Hegseth cancels senior Defense participation at Aspen Security Forum, slamming it as promoting globalism, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth angrily shouted at a representative from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said staffers found to be leaking from within the Pentagon “will be prosecuted,” as the embattled Cabinet secretary seeks to fend off reports of turmoil from ...

Hegseth has spent vast amounts of time during his first five months in office promoting the social changes he's making at the Pentagon. He’s been far less visible in the administration’s more ...

Hegseth, 44, is a former Fox News host and National Guard major who served in Iraq and Afghanistan but had no experience in government when he was nominated by Trump to lead the Pentagon, which ...

The New York Times reported that Hegseth, a former Fox News host, had created chaos "unmatched in the recent history" of the Pentagon, and that after he fired three top aides last week and accused ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who demanded details on his move to deploy troops to Los Angeles, and they expressed bipartisan ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers a speech during the international ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2025 on Utah Beach, Normandy.

Lawmakers take aim at Pentagon's planned spending . Lawmakers complained widely that Congress hasn't yet gotten details of the administration's first proposed defense budget, which Trump has said ...

“Your tenure as secretary has been marked by endless chaos,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., told Hegseth. Others, including Republican leaders, warned that massive spending projects such as ...

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