Suspicions about leaks and a mistrust of senior military officers have defined much of the defense secretary’s first six ...

Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a review into how officers will be promoted and selected for command that will ...

The revelation contradicts the Trump administration’s long-standing claims that no classified information was shared by the ...

The classification of this document appears to undercut the Pentagon's repeated defense of Hegseth's sharing of this ...

The unexplained removal of the first female head of the U.S. Naval Academy last week is the latest in a string of top ...

The messages Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent to a March Signal chat regarding the U.S. plans to bomb Houthi targets in ...

President Donald Trump greets Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during an event at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Mich., April 29, 2025.

The nomination of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, former captain in the Army National Guard and President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning choice for defense secretary, has sparked concerns about ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, told lawmakers on Tuesday that women in the military should be able to serve in combat jobs if they meet what he called ...

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, center, attends the Commander in Chief Ball, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, after the 60th Presidential Inauguration. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine ...