Hegseth’s refusal to promote Sims prompted what the Times called a “rare intervention” from Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman ...

The White House continues to support the embattled Defense secretary — but even some Hegseth allies privately express concern ...

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's controversial decision to block Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims' promotion, despite initial approval ...

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

Paul Rieckhoff, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, blasted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the ...

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

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing last month, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth got defensive and lashed out at Senator Chris Coons over NATO contributions and investments during the ...

The military academy’s appointment of Jen Easterly, who had been director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, was ...

The Pentagon's internal watchdog has evidence that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used details from a classified email when he shared information about US strikes on Yemen on Signal earlier this year, ...

Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards.

During a cabinet meeting Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke about Operation Midnight Hammer.