Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s overseas trip started with heckling from military families. That turned out to be one the best moments of his excursion.

Hegseth has a history of supporting controversial policies, including using the US military to put down domestic riots, ...

In all, it was a bruising, 72-hour crash course in the geopolitical realities of a job that critics complain Mr. Hegseth, a ...

Domestic abuse allegations that derailed Parnell's Senate race make him a perfect fit for a high-level Trump post.

Pete Hegseth, confirmed by the Senate as Defense secretary Friday night in a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie, takes over leadership of the Pentagon at a time of great ...

Before Senator Thom Tillis voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, he worked with accusers to make the case ...

A group of House Democrats is urging President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to halt enforcement of a ban on ...

In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there’s “no betrayal” in the U.S. position on ending the war in Ukraine, as the Trump ...

Hegseth said in his first major news conference as defense secretary that neither Russia nor Ukraine will “get everything ...

The question isn’t why the defense secretary faced pushback at U.S. European Command headquarters; the question is whether he’ll see more protests soon.

Pete Hegseth has been at the center of controversy since Donald Trump nominated him to his cabinet, and the allegations surrounding his ex-wife were upsetting.