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

Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / ) Pete Hegseth, the defense ...

Republican Thom Tillis suggested the Senate Armed Services Committee had been “a little bit generous” when outlining Hegseth’s “capabilities.” ...

In a recent interview, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis revealed his regrets over voting for Pete Hegseth to head the Defense ...

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Tillis, who voted to confirm Hegseth in the job, suggested his performance hasn’t been up to the task so far, citing his involvement in a Signal group chat ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Thursday offered the Trump ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s personal phone number, the one used in a recent Signal chat, was easily accessible on the internet and public apps as recently as March, potentially exposing ...

Hegseth threw a tantrum and Trump threatened lawsuits — because news outlets reported on a government intelligence report on ...

Will Hegseth’s Q&A shift the public conversation about the strikes in Iran? Probably not, but Donald Trump liked it, and it’s ...

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R., Mo.) said the military has suffered from “weakness and wokeness” and described diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, as “race essentialism,” and urged Pete ...

Reports out of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's inner circle have stated that an enduring rift exists between many of his senior advisors as the embattled official attempts to come back from ...

Details about American strikes in Yemen that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared on a commercial chat app came from U.S. Central Command through a secure, government system designed for sending ...