Suspicions about leaks and a mistrust of senior military officers have defined much of the defense secretary’s first six ...

The defense secretary’s attendance may signal a turnaround as President Trump’s tone shifts on his willingness to support ...

During his first meeting with the group and a subsequent NATO defense ministers gathering in Brussels in February, Hegseth warned that Ukraine should abandon its NATO bid and its push to reclaim ...

The U.S. is halting some shipments of weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much.

In a March 2025 poll of almost 203,400 people Hegseth conducted on the X social-media platform, a majority (54.3%) favored changing the name to "Department of War." ...

In giving a little history lesson during the NATO summit on, President Donald Trump wondered aloud about giving Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth an old cabinet position title last used nearly 80 ...