Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / ) Pete Hegseth, the defense ...

An aide to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has left his role, the latest official to leave the secretary’s inner circle ...

The Pentagon continues to shed staff under Trump-appointed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with yet another senior aide ...

President Donald Trump will host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as the two countries seek closer security and ...

Justin Fulcher, an adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, said in a statement that he had planned to work in the federal government for only six months.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth angrily shouted at a representative from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government ...

Hegseth has spent vast amounts of time during his first five months in office promoting the social changes he's making at the Pentagon. He’s been far less visible in the administration’s more ...

Hegseth, 44, is a former Fox News host and National Guard major who served in Iraq and Afghanistan but had no experience in government when he was nominated by Trump to lead the Pentagon, which ...

When President Donald Trump searched for his top Cabinet secretaries, a flair for running a smooth governing machine was ...

The New York Times reported that Hegseth, a former Fox News host, had created chaos "unmatched in the recent history" of the Pentagon, and that after he fired three top aides last week and accused ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers a speech during the international ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2025 on Utah Beach, Normandy.

“Your tenure as secretary has been marked by endless chaos,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., told Hegseth. Others, including Republican leaders, warned that massive spending projects such as ...