The polygraph tests of Pentagon officials occurred as the defense secretary sought to stamp out unflattering leaks to the ...

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who demanded details on his move to deploy troops to Los Angeles, and they ...

A handful of members of the Republican majority crossed party lines to challenge administration priorities on collective ...

Sen. Thom Tillis, who last month said he would not seek reelection, suggested on Wednesday that he regretted casting the deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Congress must investigate Pete Hegseth’s firing of military branches’ top legal officers by John Ewers, opinion contributor - 07/02/25 7:30 AM ET ...

Earlier Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned members of the media for a press conference, during which he trashed their coverage of U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

(CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the ...

Specifically, Hegseth’s expansive memo rescinds past policies established by the Defense Department in 2021 and 2022 that provide guidance for implementing congressional mandates that restrict ...

The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of Honor recipient.

Hegseth emphasized the new naming process was not political and criticized the previous administration for engaging in political activism. The Harvey Milk was named in July 2016 by then-Navy ...