The defense secretary's media background has played a significant role as the department reels from the Army-involved crash ...

Nicolas Talbott is one of the plaintiffs filing suit against President Trump's ban on transgender troops in the military. This is his story.

Daily on Defense: 67 feared dead in midair collision, Hegseth says Gitmo will be waystation, Esper portrait removed, RFK Jr. and Gabbard back on the Hill today, ...

The U.S. military’s recruiting troubles came just as it was attempting a fundamental shift in its mission. For decades, the ...

The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmation hearing in mid-January 2025 ...

That’s called “jointness,” about which Hegseth knows little. He touted his Army background in the National Guard as a ...

Show host Michael Kosta tore into Trump's transgender military ban and Pete Hegseth during his opening monologue ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth narrowly secured his nomination to President Donald Trump 's cabinet, nudged into the role by the tiebreaking vote of Vice President JD Vance after a handful of ...

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

Paul Rieckhoff, Found and CEO of Independent Veterans of America, NBC News Pentagon Reporter Courtney Kube, and Steve ...

North Korea pulled out in 2003 to pursue nuclear weapons. Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed ...