The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.

The US Defence Secretary praised the “incredible and overwhelming success” of the “warriors” who bombed Iran on Saturday ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday ...

The munitions were previously promised to Ukraine for use during its ongoing war with Russia under the Biden administration.

Current defense secretary Lloyd Austin, by contrast, is a retired US Army four-star general, a previous US Central Command chief, a former Army vice chief of staff, and a former commander of the ...

The Defense secretary's absence marks the first time in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s history that a Pentagon chief misses the monthly meeting.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during an event with President Donald Trump to sign executive orders regarding nuclear energy in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 23, 2025, in ...

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen and Kristen Holmes, CNN Washington (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth heads to Capitol Hill for a series of congressional hearings over the next week ...