The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined NATO defense ministers in Brussels Thursday as President Trump pushes fellow allies to ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has built his wealth from his former role as a Fox News host, speaking engagements, ...

Former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander (D) smacked down the defense secretary's "pretty immature" order against a ...

Hegseth is terrible at every part of his job except the one that matters to Trump—a willingness to break with norms that keep the military in check. For a dead man walking, Pete Hegseth sure ...

A West Point professor's resignation over education shifts brought, in part, by the Trump administration, drew a scathing comment from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. West Point philosophy ...

While there are a number of viable options, the group presents a strong case for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. “The consistency of the chaos is really the thing that puts him over the edge ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to dismiss 10% of active duty general or flag officers and eliminate 20% of four-star general officer positions in the active-duty military was announced in ...

Advisers were reportedly told that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used wiretaps to fire top aides amid the Pentagon's ...

On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann are joined by Pentagon reporter Dan ...

Pete Hegseth, who has recently been embroiled in controversy after he was accused of sharing U.S. war plans over a messaging app, is expected to tour Guam’s military facilities and receive ...