At the same time, Republican lawmakers are aiming to add more than $100 billion to the Pentagon’s proposed budget, which ...

By Eric Schmitt and John Ismay Reporting from Washington Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has had a ... “There is no betrayal there,” Mr. Hegseth said. That’s not how even Republican ...

The defense secretary made his personal lawyer a Navy commander in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. The closer one looks, ...

Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s adversaries. By Helene Cooper Eric Schmitt and John Ismay Reporting from ...

An expected visit from Pete Hegseth’s wife intensified that effort. By Jeanna Smialek and Eric Schmitt Jeanna Smialek and Eric Schmitt reported from Washington. Harriet Tubman posters ...

By Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ... away as India. Mr. Hegseth has vowed to use thousands of active-duty U.S. troops to help stem the ...

Pete Hegseth moving to relax rules of engagement as part of military lawyer overhaul, says report - Administration sacked top ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a comprehensive review of "military fitness, body composition and grooming" across all branches of the U.S. armed forces. The directive, announced on ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is taking aim at the military’s legal system, specifically the judge advocate general corps, in order to relax the rules of war. The Guardian reports that Hegseth is ...

Departments with sensitive or confidential tasks, such as the FBI or Pentagon, initially told employees to ignore the order ...