In the two months since President Donald Trump returned to the White House ... was “more qualified to serve in her role than Pete Hegseth is to be Defense Secretary.” She added that ...

He was planning to offer them a Cabinet menu so nauseating—Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard ... with Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski the sole dissenters among the GOP.

Remember when Pete Hegseth’s line on Ukraine was panned as a “rookie mistake”? His error has apparently become the official White House line. By Steve Benen As ...

Secretary of Defense Pete ... fire. Hegseth has also stressed the need to bring back a “warrior ethos” because he thinks the military has gone soft. Donald Trump transformed the White House ...

In the wake of his early stumbles, Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber operations and information operations against Russia. And made indefensible hires. And derailed ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the ... "Much appreciated @SecDef Hegseth!" Elon Musk, who's closely associated with the White House DOGE office, wrote in an X post in response to Hegseth's ...

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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly planning an overhaul for the military’s lawyers to relax the rules of combat engagement and change how charges are brought against service members.