The defense secretary is doing everything he can to avoid blame for the September 2 boat strikes that have been likened to a ...

GOP-led committees are looking into a report alleging Hegseth gave an order to "kill everybody" aboard a boat.

“I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made,” the Secretary of Defense said, as he has come under scrutiny for a potentially illegal command.

The former Army National Guard major and TV personality endeared himself to Trump by defending troops accused of war crimes.

Adm. Alvin Holsey, the commander of US Southern Command who reportedly clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the legality of the US military strikes in the Caribbean, officially retired on ...

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez stood by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following a report claiming that he ordered that all ...

Hegseth reportedly ordered the deaths of survivors of a U.S. attack on an alleged drug boat. The possible war crime now faces ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to embark on the largest unmanned systems buildup in U.S. history — ...

A Navy admiral and not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed a September strike on a suspected drug boat near Venezuela ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said Bradley gave the controversial order.

A rumor that circulated online in October 2025 claimed (archived) zookeeper and conservationist Robert Irwin filed a $60 million lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. According to ...