Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “has absolute confidence in Secretary Driscoll,” Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson told ...

He served in the Army National Guard after graduation and moved into conservative activism and media jobs. Hegseth has been a magnet for criticism in his six months as defense secretary. His ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked a Navy admiral's recently approved promotion and command assignment amid criticism over drag shows held aboard his aircraft carrier in the last decade.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explains what is ‘front and center’ in President Donald Trump’s quest to make Washington, D.C.

The White House has ordered Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to stop using polygraphs on Pentagon employees suspected of leaking to the media.

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

Hegseth Signal messages came from email classified ‘SECRET,’ watchdog told The revelation contradicts the Trump administration’s long-standing claims that no classified information was ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has privately discussed the idea of running for political office next year in Tennessee, according to two people who have spoken directly with him about it.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced backlash in Washington after his Signal texts were revealed after a journalist was accidentally added to the chat.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been privately told to change course over fears that he could get himself fired, according to a report, as scandals continue to plague the Pentagon. Officials in ...

The Pentagon’s inspector general has received evidence that the military plans shared from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Signal account to a group chat earlier this year were taken from ...

The revelation also offers a new headache for Hegseth, who has faced mounting criticism over the leaked Signal chats, his management style, as well his reported decision to pause military aid to ...