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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump 's firing of the nation's senior military officer and a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly fired his top female military staffer as the industry gets the DOGE treatment - with more dismissals possibly coming soon. Hegseth, Donald Trump's new ...

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 said the department's civilian employees must comply with the DOGE office's request for a list of their work accomplishments. "I am now directing each member of the ...

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