Hegseth’s decision does not affect cyberoperations conducted by other agencies, including the CIA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ...

In December, Mediaite reported that Newsmax instructed staff to refrain from criticizing Pete Hegseth, who at the time was President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of defense.

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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has paused offensive cyberoperations against Russia by U.S. Cyber Command. (Virginia Mayo/AP) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has paused offensive cyberoperations ...

“We need to get back to business, and I think Pete is just the person to do it ... Christian and Muslim armies in and around the Holy Land. Hegseth wrote in his book that he wasn’t ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly directed a pause to offensive cyber operations against Russia in a move that allegedly happened before President Donald Trump’s heated Oval Office clash ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly warned Mexican officials last month that the US military was ready to take “unilateral action” against Mexico’s drug cartels if more isn’t done to ...

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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 on Tuesday visited Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to see U.S. migrant detention operations up close, amid reports that the Trump administration is struggling ...

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 ...