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

Some members of the Senate Armed Forces Committee and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred over Los Angeles troop ...

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

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

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signaled there are plans at the ready to deploy more troops within the U.S. while defending President Donald Trump mobilizing troops to Los Angeles. The Pentagon chief ...

The Defense secretary said he’d comply with a Supreme Court order blocking Trump’s domestic deployment, but did not commit to ...

The defense secretary also suggested in his testimony to a House panel that the use of the National Guard for homeland ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats have condemned the National Guard deployments, calling them illegal and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was quickly met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who pressed him about ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was questioned in the House over the administration's decision to send National Guard troops ...

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