The U.S. secretary of defense previously addressed allegations of excessive drinking during his January 2025 Senate ...

Several viral social media posts claim that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was drinking alcohol during a NATO press ...

A rumor circulating online in February 2025 claimed Pete Hegseth, U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary, drank alcohol from a clear cup while standing behind a lectern at a news conference.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday responded to global blowback to his comments this week that Ukraine should not expect to join NATO or return to it’s pre-2014 borders as President ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” that Kyiv joining NATO is unrealistic, and that the US will no longer prioritize European and ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested Kyiv should abandon hopes of winning all its territory back from Russia ...

Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” that Kyiv joining NATO is unrealistic and that the US will no longer prioritize ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. will no longer be the "primary guarantor of security in Europe," which he said ...

The United States was represented by newly minted Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who seemed to revel in standing out from ...

I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two issues: The EU finally targeting Russian fertilizers and Pete Hegseth's first meeting at NATO. The code has been ...