Pete Hegseth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not specify how the administration would avoid getting drawn into a deeper escalation with Tehran.

The decision to send American B-2 bombers to attack Iran, the most significant military action of Trump’s presidency, threatens to inject Washington into another Middle East conflict.

In a short speech to the nation, the president declared the Iran mission a success and said it may just be the start.

Army Lt. Gen. Richard Angle’s name was put forward to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.

The day-long celebration of the Army’s 250th birthday coincided with nationwide protests against Trump and military strikes between Israel and Iran that are testing the president’s “America First” resolve.

The president declined to say if it was “imminent,” however and stressed that he’d prefer negotiations.

The three-nation partnership aims to protect against China in the Pacific.

The California governor urged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to restore California’s control of the state’s National Guard.

“It’s deterrence and peace through strength, but it cannot be reliance,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says.

The absence of the U.S. defense secretary marks the first time in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s history that an American defense chief misses the monthly meeting.

The escalating rhetoric comes as Beijing carried out fresh naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea.

French president warned that unchecked Russian aggression in Ukraine could set a precedent in Asia.

“It’s love nonetheless, so it’s better than no love,” EU’s chief diplomat says at a defense forum in Singapore.

The U.S. defense secretary went to Singapore to reinforce alliances, and admonish allies about security spending.

French president delivers veiled warning to Beijing during speech in Singapore.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s war on woke in the Pentagon is serving as a model for Germany’s far right.

The first tranche of funding would come from Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” that Congress has yet to pass.

Former U.S. president says Trump’s approach to peace with Russia is “modern day appeasement.”

The $60M mishap adds to an increasingly expensive price tag in the administration’s effort against the Iran-backed group.

The tech mogul’s public pullback will come as relief to some Cabinet officials.

Plans are being drawn up and, as one EU diplomat said, “We’ll take decisions to protect ourselves.”

A feud between the secretary’s advisers and his chief of staff created backbiting and distrust that has erupted into the open.

“The last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon,” John Ullyot, the former top Defense Department spokesperson, wrote in a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece.