The defense secretary has not denied a new report but has insisted no classified information was shared and sought to shift ...

Pete Hegseth said he would trim the fat at the top of the Pentagon in favor of making more warfighters. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R., Ala.), pointed out that the size of the Pentagon’s Joint Staff ...

This mandatory inevitable heel turn is the price of conservative political ambition in the Donald Trump era. In exchange for ...

Pete Hegseth is no stranger to life in the public eye, but since his nomination as U.S. Secretary of Defense, he has faced criticism over his past. In late 2024, The New York Times published an ol ...

Pete Hegseth has been working in the public eye for several years. As a previous on-air Fox News co-host, the Minnesota native is a published author, a father, a husband, and a vocal conservative.

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President Donald Trump hosted Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg at the White ...

Pete Hegseth drilled for hours last week in a mock hearing room with Republican senators playing Democrats, preparing for what is expected to be a contentious confirmation hearing for the defense ...

Pete Hegseth met with senators on Capitol Hill last month. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Pete Hegseth has been accused of financial mismanagement while leading two small nonprofit organizations ...

Pete Hegseth is an outspoken critic of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, blaming them for some of the recruitment challenges the military has faced in recent years. He denounced “woke ...

Tammy Duckworth (D., Ill.) focused on Pete Hegseth’s lack of experience with audits at two veterans organizations he led. “Yes or no, did you lead an audit?” asked Duckworth, a military ...

Taliban fighters in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Victor J. Blue for The Wall Street Journal) The Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan was an embarrassment to the U.S. military and begot ...