The defense secretary said, in so many words, that we cannot count on the Pentagon's compliance with a federal court order.

Senator Elissa Slotkin, Democrat of Michigan, asked Secretary Pete Hegseth if he had given troops deployed domestically orders “to shoot at unarmed protesters in any way?” ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth snapped back at female Democratic senators, at one point telling one that her "time was up," as he was grilled at a congressional hearing.

Hegseth ultimately said the military could "if necessary, in their own self-defense they could temporarily detain" protesters ...

In a Senate hearing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced scrutiny over U.S. troops assisting ICE during raids in Los Angeles, raising issues of legality and military involvement in domestic issues. ( ...

For the second time in two weeks, the Pentagon chief didn’t want to say whether he was willing to follow the judiciary’s ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine testified Wednesday before the Senate ...

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Hegseth told a Senate hearing that "we'll see" if the administration follows the Supreme Court's decision on military ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for the last in a series of often combative hearings before lawmakers, who have pressed him on everything from a ban on ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will testify Wednesday morning on the Pentagon’s ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for another potentially combative hearing before the ...