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

McConnell's vote of conscience against Pete Hegseth, following decades of obstruction, was rendered meaningless after J.D.

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.

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 ...

The Selfless Chivalry of Pete Hegseth and the Selfish Chauvinism Promoting Women in Close Combat During his confirmation ...

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Border Czar Tom Homan held a press conference at the U.S.-Mexico border today, outlining ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday moved to strike race and sex as considerations for military promotions, with plans for a new Pentagon task force to promote “merit-based, color-blind ...

DW spoke with current and former female service members in India's military about the challenges they face rising through the ranks, and about the role women can play in the armed forces.

President Donald Trump has launched his second bid to oust all transgender troops from the military, and once again it will ...

The aggressive posture, inspired by Trump, meant going after not only Democrats, the media and Hegseth’s accusers — but also ...