The instability Hegseth is accused of bringing to the Pentagon is also said to be a factor in his failure to inform the White ...

It’s not just Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth who’s apparently causing turmoil in the White House. Elbridge Colby, the ...

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, once slammed him for 'shallowness' on foreign policy. The Fox News host criticized Trump before he was elected in 2016.

The move blindsided the State Department, Ukraine, European allies and members of Congress, who demanded an explanation from ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth finds himself under fire again -- this time from political skeptics or foes across the political spectrum. But just as the case was during the recent presidential ...

Here's a look at what Hegseth has said about policy and is likely to be challenged on: Women in combat Before Hegseth was chosen to be Trump's secretary of defense, he spoke out against women ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday ...

Hegseth pointed out that “there was no aggression that happened under President Trump” during his first term. Instead, under then-President Joe Biden, war broke out between Ukraine and Russia ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits U.S. Army War College in Penn. on April 23, 2025 (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza/U.S. Secretary of Defense/Wikimedia Commons) ...

Here’s a look at Hegseth in his own words: On the state of the U.S. military. An Army veteran who rose to the rank of major and served in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, Hegseth, 44, says he ...