Pete Hegseth didn’t become defense secretary because he had the resume of a great statesman. But President Donald Trump spent huge political capital getting Hegseth confirmed because the ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth dodged a pointed question regarding "political allegiance to Trump," prompting Congressman Salud Carbajal to call for his resignation. "Do you think ...

As he became the dominant figure on the political right, media personalities including Mr. Hegseth amplified these messages, simultaneously responding to Mr. Trump, sharpening his critiques and ...

Hegseth’s position on using the military to put down domestic riots is among a number of controversial policies he has supported in the past, including speaking in favor of enhanced ...

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a “lightweight” who has used up all of his “good will” with President Trump after it was revealed that ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s move to ax the size of the U.S. military’s top ranks has triggered concerns of a political purge. Hegseth, who on Monday directed significant cuts to the U.S ...

Hegseth responded, “ICE officers and police officers being attacked is not political theater.” After additional sparring, Carbajal called Hegseth incompetent and “an embarrassment to this ...

Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials Defense secretary’s handling of sensitive information is under fire after he shared details about a strike on ...

What’s behind defense secretary pick Hegseth’s war on ‘woke’ The selection of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Trump Defense Department has renewed scrutiny of his political and ...

Hegseth justified this purge based on the supposed need to restore the U.S. military’s “warfighter ethos” and to stop focusing on DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion. But the actual ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown, left, speak to reporters before a meeting at the Pentagon on Feb. 5. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) A bipartisan group of ...