Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended his tenure and outlined his priorities for the department this week during three separate hearings on Capitol Hill.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats on Capitol Hill on Tuesday over the decision to send 5,000 Marines and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending the Trump administration over his deployment of the military to LA.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified as the Trump administration faces criticism over its decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles in response to protests over local immigration raids.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday closed out his third and final day of hearings on Capitol Hill with several clashes with lawmakers as he dodged questions on invading Greenland, Ukraine ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says President Trump has the right to send troops to "any state, in any jurisdiction in the country," ...

Hegseth has strongly defended Trump’s militarized response to protests over federal immigration raids but would not directly answer a question from a lawmaker Wednesday about whether he supported the ...

Hegseth has deployed thousands of troops to Los Angeles in recent days to suppress protests against the Trump administration's deportations. He has faced criticism from California Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

The Pentagon has deployed 700 active-duty Marines and 4,000 National Guard troops to California in response to riots in Los ...

Hegseth says yes. Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar sparred with Hegseth ... National Guard a 'huge component' going forward Hegseth said the United States was entering a new "phase" in which the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to testify before a House panel on Tuesday, his first time on Capitol Hill since ... of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice ...