Ex-Defense Secretary Mark Esper "had more guts and balls than you," U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin told Defense Secretary Pete ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending his decision to order National Guard troops to provide security during ...

For the second time in two weeks, the Pentagon chief didn’t want to say whether he was willing to follow the judiciary’s ...

In a Senate hearing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced scrutiny over U.S. troops assisting ICE during raids in Los Angeles ...

The defense secretary also suggested in his testimony to a House panel that the use of the National Guard for homeland ...

The Defense secretary said he’d comply with a Supreme Court order blocking Trump’s domestic deployment, but did not commit to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified Tuesday along with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine before the House ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to say whether he would follow court rulings on President Trump's troop deployment to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was questioned in the House over the administration's decision to send National Guard troops ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was quickly met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who pressed him about ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is testifying before a House subcommittee about his department's funding. During the hearing, ...

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