Pete Hegseth said he wants to cut the number of general and flag officers in the US military. "More generals and admirals does not equal more success," Hegseth said. Hegseth said the cuts are "not ...

President Trump playfully ribbed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the recent controversies he has faced while kicking off remarks from his department secretaries during a cabinet meeting Wednesday.

President Donald Trump is confident that Pete Hegseth is going to “get it together” any day now — which, to be frank, is not exactly a ringing endorsement of the scandal-plagued former Fox ...

Hegseth acknowledged Wednesday that his first months at the helm of the 3 million-member Department of Defense had been challenging. He said that Trump had warned him when he took the job, "'Pete ...

WASHINGTON − Embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at "leakers" within the Pentagon, warning they could face criminal prosecution as he tried to fend off mounting criticism about ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing scrutiny over his use of the commercial messaging app Signal to discuss U.S. military operations, including operational details about strikes in Yemen.

Pete Hegseth was barely able to get confirmed as Donald Trump’s Defense secretary, and following a series of scandals — including the revelation that he shared U.S. war plans in a second ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hit back at critics Monday over new reports that he shared secret U.S. military attack plans with his wife, brother and lawyer in real time on the Signal app.

Betting markets are taking wagers on whether President Donald Trump will fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following the latest Signal messaging scandal. The New York Times reported Sunday that ...

President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed a deepening controversy surrounding Pete Hegseth, declaring the embattled defense secretary is “doing a great job” despite seismic dysfunction within ...

President Donald Trump said he supports Pete Hegseth amid the Department of Defense secretary’s latest controversy involving using the messaging app Signal. “He’s doing a great job,” Trump ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth isn’t just accidentally group chatting with a magazine editor about upcoming airstrikes — he’s bringing his family members to work, too. The scandal-plagued ...