A top adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday after he was identified in a ...

President Trump will not attend the dignified transfer of four American soldiers who died during a training exercise in Lithuania last week, instead sending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has experienced some expected challenges in his high-profile role, but he has also stumbled trying to get ahead of his boss, President Trump.Credit...Doug Mills/The ...

In the "SNL" sketch, a group of high school girls were gossiping, only to discover Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Andrew Dismukes) had entered their group chat to discuss a raid on Yemen.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing scrutiny over his handling of details of a military strike, brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military ...

Pete Hegseth defended himself amid controversy surrounding a Signal group in which he and other top Trump administration members discussed an attack on Yemen — and mistakenly added a journalist.

Mr. Hennigan writes about national security issues for Opinion from Washington. Before setting foot in the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth had something to prove. He was confirmed as defense secretary by a ...