As you’ve probably heard by now, Pete Hegseth’s time as defense secretary has not been going great. For starters, there was ...

The New York Times is reporting a standoff between Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his generals over some of his highly partisan worldview. New York Times National Security Correspondent Helene ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who demanded details on his move to deploy troops to Los Angeles, and they ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., strongly criticized Pete Hegseth in an interview, saying that the defense secretary is “out of his depth” in his role overseeing the nation’s ...

A handful of members of the Republican majority crossed party lines to challenge administration priorities on collective ...

Instead, Hegseth reportedly directed a rank-ordered list of officers from which to choose, which gave him broad discretion and opened the door to favoritism. This process was unprecedented.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith has been around in Washington state politics a long time. A moderate Democrat, he’s been in Congress since 1997, and before that, served in the state Legislature. His 9th ...

Specifically, Hegseth’s expansive memo rescinds past policies established by the Defense Department in 2021 and 2022 that provide guidance for implementing congressional mandates that restrict ...

Congress must investigate Pete Hegseth’s firing of military branches’ top legal officers by John Ewers, opinion contributor - 07/02/25 7:30 AM ET AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein ...

The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of Honor recipient.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lays a wreath of flowers during a ceremony at the US cemetery to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Colleville-sur ...