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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was pressed by lawmakers about his early moves to fire key military leaders and purge diversity programs.

Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the chairman of the committee, introduced Hegseth as someone who would “inject a warrior ethos into the Pentagon – a spirit that can cascade from the top ...

In Hegseth's Pentagon, ... The choice was not without controversy: This was the same Parnell who was forced to abandon a Republican U.S. Senate campaign in Pennsylvania four years ago, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies on the Hill, Trump grapples with the Israel-Iran conflict, and the Supreme Court ...

After persistent questioning from members of Congress on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller ... feathered”— eliciting chuckles from members of House Republican ...

A Republican member of the powerful House Armed Services Committee is calling on the president to dismiss Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as pressure mounts following a stunning Pentagon purge ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is fielding sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief, including his sharing of sensitive military details over a Signal chat ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday called a rare Pentagon press conference to defend the U.S. strikes on Iran and lambast the media’s coverage of the effectiveness of the operation.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked Jennifer Griffin, his former colleague at Fox News and a longtime member of the Pentagon press corps, amid a broader push to discredit media outlets ...