Suspicions about leaks and a mistrust of senior military officers have defined much of the defense secretary’s first six ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly had a talking to from one of the US' key military figures after a debacle over ...

Chaos in the Pentagon over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s indecision and flip-flopping prompted President Donald Trump’s ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing opposition from Pentagon generals, including from the current chairman of ...

Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical ...

Kelley’s work as a drag artist passed without comment back in 2018. In fact, in 2022, Kelley announced they’d been recruited ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a review into how officers will be promoted and selected for command that will ...

Pete Hegseth wasn’t going to let a drag queen in heels and a wig torpedo his vision for a culture war-free Navy—especially not from the flight deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier. When news reached ...

The Pentagon chief has canceled the nomination of Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly as the commander of the Navy's 7th Fleet ...

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Japan must immediately bolster its defense spending to help counter China’s “unprecedented” military buildup and aggressive posture.

Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo Sunday, March 30, 2025.