The abrupt firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and six other Pentagon leaders has drawn fierce criticism from Democrats and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth snapped in response to a reporter’s question about an “underqualified” replacement for the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he doesn't think they ...

Since late January, Pete Marocco, a State Department political appointee who was a divisive figure in the first Trump ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday ...

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“The United States faces consequential threats to our homeland. We must — and we are — focusing on security of our own borders,” he said. United States Secretary of Defense Pete ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — In just one speech by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this ... This week, Hegseth took Ukraine’s candidacy off the table. The United States is the most powerful member.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... “The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,” Hegseth said.