Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday denied reporting that he ordered a makeup room to be crafted at the Pentagon after details emerged about a green room in the building being refurbished.

Sen. Roger Wicker, the high-profile Armed Services Committee chair, has proven a reliable ally to President Donald Trump by shepherding through his most controversial Defense Department choices and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired back at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Sunday after the New York Democrat called him and other Trump appointees "Dumb Effing Individuals," a play on the ...

To paraphrase General Patton, leaders are always on parade. Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and Mike Waltz are veterans and commissioned officers: Lieutenant Colonel Gabbard, Major Hegseth and Mike ...

Pete Hegseth’s predecessor as defense secretary, Lloyd J. Austin III, started the roughly 50-nation group to support Kyiv after Russia invaded in 2022, but he has given up leadership. By John ...

This story has been republished in light of its recognition by the Society of Professional Journalists. When Donald Trump announced Pete Hegseth as his pick for secretary of defense, the initial ...

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One of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s top advisers has recommended that the Defense Department cut ties with Scouting America, known for decades as the Boy Scouts, saying it is too “woke ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged that the Trump administration would “take back” the Panama Canal from “China’s influence” on Tuesday during a visit to the key shipping lane.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth’s remarks triggered a ...