A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split ...

A review is necessary, he said, “to ensure the standards have not been eroded.” Hegseth’s confirmation hearing marked the ... Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee pressed Hegseth ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending the Trump administration over his deployment of the military to LA.

The defense secretary will be accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine in his first post-confirmation testimony, ...

Testimony comes after the Pentagon last month unveiled a “skinny budget” for fiscal 2026 with fewer details than typical.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth repeatedly refused to disclose the cost of the Air Force’s contract to acquire and retrofit a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar, sparking sharp criticism from lawmakers ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says President Trump has the right to send troops to "any state, in any jurisdiction in the country," ...

Watch live as U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on the ...

The Pentagon watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staffers were asked to delete Signal ...

to conduct an immediate review of standards governing who can serve in such units, standards that he argued had been lowered to boost diversity in the ranks. Hegseth’s confirmation hearing ...