Casting aside the long-standing policy called strategic ambiguity, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says America would go to war to stop China invading Taiwan. Hegseth says the Trump administration’s military policy is to pivot from

My job is to create and maintain decision space for President Trump, not to purport to make decisions on his behalf.”

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that “the threat China poses is real,” urging American allies in Asia to boost their defense spending, setting a provisional guideline of around 5% of each country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth​ reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a forceful declaration of U.S. commitment to Taiwan's defense Saturday, warning of "devastating consequences" should China attempt to conquer the self-governed island by force.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has issued a stark warning that Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027. “The PLA is building the military needed to do it,

If we can separate the policy from the person, and our emotions from the argument, we should be able to agree that this policy is a win for a more capable and more lethal military.

In a world rattled by President Trump’s tariffs and his scorn for Western allies, the defense secretary struck a rare note of continuity on security partnerships.

The Pentagon aired a new military recruitment ad featuring voiceovers from President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during the Coca-Cola 600.

Army guidelines instruct commanders and soldiers on interacting with and identifying service members with gender dysphoria as they leave the military.

New army documents outline the plan for throwing transgender troops out of US military - Soldiers are expected to identify fellow service members who are suspected of having gender dysphoria

Pete Hegseth left some U.S. allies out to dry when he declared Israel, Poland, and the Gulf and Baltic states as "model allies."