Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claims his family was targeted by the outgoing Biden administration with an ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on ... Senate leader who has previously clashed with Trump, joined all Democrats to vote against him. Hegseth showed up in person for ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering firing or removing generals and senior officers as early as this week, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on ...

The U.S. secretary of defense previously addressed allegations of excessive drinking during his January 2025 Senate confirmation hearing.

High-ranking military officials may face removal as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considers leadership changes.

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

Ahead of his retirement announcement, Sen. Mitch McConnell voted against confirming a few Trump Cabinet picks. Here's what to ...

To come anywhere close to Hegseth’s target, the Pentagon bureaucracy will engage in yet another cut drill, with many promising programs falling on the cutting room floor while legacy activities ...

The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth alleged on Monday that the IRS under now-former President Joe Biden audited him as he prepared ...

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.