Every one of Hegseth’s predecessors emphasized unity and a diverse military as key to national progress and defense.

Newly-confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received strong praise from President Trump and other Republicans following a ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new position as Secretary of Defense Saturday morning after being confirmed in a contentious ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised ... with the Democrats who opposed Hegseth’s confirmation. Hegseth, an Army veteran, said in a message to the military that it was a “privilege of ...

The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the ...

The Senate voted Thursday to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination to serve as secretary of defense, amid sweeping changes to military policies such as a potential ban on transgender troops and the ...

Pete Hegseth has lost the support of two GOP senators ahead of a final confirmation vote.

Hegseth has made plain that his goal is to enhance the unbridled “lethality” of American military forces without handcuffs imposed by the law of armed conflict.

One of three soldiers aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was involved in the deadly midair collision outside ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls the deadly aircraft collision involving a Black Hawk and a civilian airliner "a tragedy" ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday ...