During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing last month, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth believed that a negotiated peace between Russia and Ukraine is possible because "Vladimir Putin knows ...

The court found that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had the authority to invalidate a contract reached between the ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to reports. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

Pete Hegseth thinks we're at a point where long-range drones and hypersonics are changing and contesting battle spaces ... Court rules Lloyd Austin had authority to throw out plea deals for 9/11 ...

Pete Hegseth didn’t become defense secretary because he had the resume of a great statesman. But President Donald Trump spent huge political capital getting Hegseth confirmed because the ...

Pete Hegseth defended the deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles, accusing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass of failing to protect ICE agents.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken a hard line against Iran. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) By Josh Hammer Contributing writer . April 24, 2025 5:47 PM PT . 69 ; ...