After just 50 days as Donald Trump's secretary of defense, former Fox News weekend host Pete Hegseth is getting poor grades ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned that US troops will be "fit, not fat", as he claimed that America's enemies are ...

Military service leaders are telling senators that passing a temporary budget that keeps defense spending largely flat will ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth welcomes UK Defence Secretary John Healey with the guard of honor at the Pentagon.

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene, ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's directive to U.S. Cyber Command on pausing planning against Russia, including offensive ...

Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden shared his theory on the "unusual" circumstances that may have led to the deaths of ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to purge its digital footprint of all content that promotes diversity, including months that celebrate cultural awareness. In a memo ...

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The pastor of an evangelical church with ties to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth once claimed slavery promoted “affection between the races” in the South. Doug Wilson, founder of the Communion ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday, his first trip to the naval installation since being confirmed to his post in January. Hegseth, who served as a U.S ...