WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

In the memo, Hegseth outlines cuts that are twice as severe as the sequestration budget reductions imposed in 2013 — the last ...

Officials are pushing back on the notion that the Department of Defense has a "list" of flag officers that Secretary Pete ...

President Donald Trump announced he had fired Gen. C.Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and planned to ...

The U.S. secretary of defense previously addressed allegations of excessive drinking during his January 2025 Senate confirmation hearing.

Hegseth has a history of supporting controversial policies, including using the US military to put down domestic riots, ...

It is unlikely DOGE’s goal of axing $1 trillion in federal spending could be achieved without hitting the popular spending ...

Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Virginia Mayo, Associated Press Hegseth moves to shake up the Pentagon DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH is moving to overhaul the Pentagon ...

Democratic Senator Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, blasted the Trump administration ...

Many of their public statements consist of meaningless platitudes coupled with misleading half-truths and crucial omissions.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military and Defense Department officials to draw up plans to cut 8 percent ...

The showdown between House and Senate Republicans is escalating as the two groups barrel ahead with their contrasting ...