Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday, his first trip to the naval installation since being confirmed to his post in January. Hegseth, who served as a U.S ...

President Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense represents a dangerous precedent, and not only because Hegseth is uniquely inexperienced for the job. He is weak by design.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended President Donald Trump’s firing of "woke generals" and Pentagon officials, saying that the "status quo" at the Department of Defense "hasn’t worked ...

Mr. Hegseth served at the U.S. Navy base as a National Guard lieutenant. The base is now being used to hold some migrants who face deportation. By Carol Rosenberg Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that his department "does not do climate change crap," but instead focuses on things like warfighting and training. The ...

President Trump argued on Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should “fire every single” US military general involved in the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the three fired judge advocates general (JAGs) were potential “roadblocks” to President Trump’s orders. “It’s not about roadblocks to an ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he’d fired top military lawyers so that Donald Trump’s administration can get away with whatever it wants. During an appearance on Fox ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got short with a reporter on Monday after he was asked about replacing former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown with an “underqualified” replacement.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday defended the purge of top-level military officials amid blowback to the Friday night firings. The firing of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. CQ Brown Jr ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...