WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who demanded details on his move to deploy troops to Los Angeles, and they ...

Congress must investigate Pete Hegseth’s firing of military branches’ top legal officers by John Ewers, opinion contributor - 07/02/25 7:30 AM ET ...

The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of Honor recipient.

Sen. Thom Tillis, who last month said he would not seek reelection, suggested on Wednesday that he regretted casting the deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Instead, Hegseth reportedly directed a rank-ordered list of officers from which to choose, which gave him broad discretion and opened the door to favoritism. This process was unprecedented.

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Earlier Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned members of the media for a press conference, during which he trashed their coverage of U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Specifically, Hegseth’s expansive memo rescinds past policies established by the Defense Department in 2021 and 2022 that provide guidance for implementing congressional mandates that restrict ...

(CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday the USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, after he ordered the Navy to strike the name of the pioneering ...