Ex-Defense Secretary Mark Esper "had more guts and balls than you," U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin told Defense Secretary Pete ...

Live updates and the latest news as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies on the Hill, Trump grapples with the Israel-Iran ...

In a Senate hearing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced scrutiny over U.S. troops assisting ICE during raids in Los Angeles ...

For the second time in two weeks, the Pentagon chief didn’t want to say whether he was willing to follow the judiciary’s ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got into a testy spat with Democrat Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono on Wednesday as she accused him ...

"A Republican Secretary of Defense, who I give a lot of credit to because he didn't accept the order. He had more guts and ...

Democrat Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin went on a tangent about the U.S. military’s presence at riots on Wednesday while she ...

The U.S. has shifted significant numbers of refueling tanker and fighter aircraft to position them to be able to respond if ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending his decision to order National Guard troops to provide security during ...

President Trump said he will restore the names of several military bases previously named after Confederate military figures.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended his decision to order troops to provide security during federal immigration raids in Los Angeles, telling senators on Wednesday it’s about ...