Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is under close scrutiny as Republican lawmakers criticize his handling of sensitive ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled another round of cuts to programs Thursday worth $580 million that he claimed were either “wasteful” or didn’t align with the administration’s agenda.

Pentagon lawyers will fight back against a judge’s order preventing the Trump administration from kicking transgender troops out of the military, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday.

In other words, they are not a good use of taxpayer dollars. Ultimately, that’s who funds us,” Hegseth said in a video posted to X. “We’re going to keep going for you guys.” The latest ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shakes hands with an Army soldier while visiting the US-Mexico border in Sunland Park,, N.M., on Feb. 3, 2025. 31,170 people played the daily Crossword recently.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly planning an overhaul for the military’s lawyers to relax the rules of combat engagement and change how charges are brought against service members.

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky ... He previously voted against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Secretary of Health ...

We laughed. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has a gruff charm. That was his way of poking fun at me when I saw him around town. For a long time, I wanted to quickly snap back by thanking him for ...

US Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that his department “does not do climate change crap,” but instead focuses on things like warfighting and training.

President Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense represents a dangerous precedent, and not only because Hegseth is uniquely inexperienced for the job. He is weak by design.

“I’m avoiding getting too high on the good days and too low on the bad days,” Mitch ... McConnell did vote against more of Trump’s Cabinet nominees—Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ...

[Read: Mitch McConnell’s worst political miscalculation ... more of Trump’s Cabinet nominees—Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.