When President Donald Trump searched for his top Cabinet secretaries, a flair for running a smooth governing machine was ...

Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Defense Secretary, faced strong criticism after his NATO headquarters speech, where he suggested Ukraine might never regain all of its territory and should abandon hopes of ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans to slash the number of senior military leaders across the services would cut more than 120 high-ranking officer jobs in the active duty and National Guard ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is being mocked online as ‘Pentagon Princess’ after reports claimed he had a makeup studio set up inside the Pentagon to prepare himself and other officials for TV ..

Donald Trump is showing no sign of being ready to dump Hegseth, despite the rumors circulating in Washington that he’s quietly exploring possible replacements.

“Mr. Robert G. Salesses was sworn in at 12:01 to serve as the Acting Secretary of Defense today at the Pentagon,” a defense official told the Washington Examiner.. Pete Hegseth, defense ...

Should Hegseth win Senate confirmation, he will discover when he takes office that changing the Pentagon’s behavioral and cultural patterns is easier said than done. Skip to content Toggle Menu ...

Pete Hegseth appears during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 14. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) ...

Hegseth stumbles out of the gate In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back. February 13, 2025 ...