Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth aggressively jumped in to cut off Secretary of State Marco Rubio to yell at a reporter on Capitol Hill. The two Cabinet members had just come out of a meeting to brief senators on the U.

The Defense Department said in November that it was investigating the Arizona Democrat over his participation in the video with other lawmakers.

The launch of comprehensive acquisition transformation will lift the burdens keeping U.S. companies from being as agile and responsive as possible.

The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro underscored the administration’s pivot toward the Western Hemisphere, further unraveling decades of bipartisan consensus that prioritized Beijing as America’s top global threat.

A newspaper owned by conservative billionaire Rupert Murdoch has shredded Pete Hegseth for leading the Defense Department in a domestic crusade against MAGA’s political adversaries as America’s “real enemies” gather strength abroad.

Arizona Senator and former Navy captain Mark Kelly had urged service members to refuse unlawful orders following US strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats.

The Pentagon has been investigating the retired Navy captain after he and other Democrats publicly called for troops to disobey illegal orders.

The Times’s lawsuit is on a fast track because the two sides filed a joint motion on Dec. 17 seeking to skip discovery proceedings and set up a schedule for summary judgment. The case is headed for oral arguments on March 6 in front of Judge Paul Friedman.

Jan 5 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. ​Defense Secretary ‌Pete Hegseth announced ​on Monday that ‍he will demote ​retired ​naval ⁠officer and sitting Senator Mark Kelly for "reckless misconduct" after he and ‌other Democratic lawmakers urged ​troops to ‌refuse any ‍illegal orders.

Seven U.S. service members were injured during a U.S. military operation in Venezuela that captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, a Pentagon official said on Wednesday.