For the second time in two weeks, the Pentagon chief didn’t want to say whether he was willing to follow the judiciary’s ...

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin questioned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over deploying troops in Los Angeles and their roles ...

Ex-Defense Secretary Mark Esper "had more guts and balls than you," U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin told Defense Secretary Pete ...

Elissa Slotkin had a heated exchange Wednesday with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over whether he ... to "detain and arrest protesters" in Los Angeles. "What is the order?" the Holly Democrat ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies on the Hill, Trump grapples with the Israel-Iran conflict, and the Supreme Court ...

In a Senate hearing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced scrutiny over U.S. troops assisting ICE during raids in Los Angeles ...

President Trump said he will restore the names of several military bases previously named after Confederate military figures.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending his decision to order National Guard troops to provide security during ...

The Defense secretary said he’d comply with a Supreme Court order blocking Trump’s domestic deployment, but did not commit to ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “deranged” over his threat to send in nearby Marines to quell ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired back at Democrat California Rep. Pete Aguilar on Tuesday after the congressman accused ...

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