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

Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claims his family was targeted by the outgoing Biden administration with an audit from the IRS. “Of course the outgoing Biden IRS rushed an ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday flatly ruled out the possibility of dispatching US troops to Ukraine to fend off Russian invaders — as the war approaches its third year. Hegseth ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's defense secretary pick, on Tuesday appeared before the senators in the face of divergent views over his suitability for the position in the upcoming US administration.

Pete Hegseth is the U.S. Defense Secretary under President Donald Trump. He was sworn in to serve the Trump administration’s second term by Vice President JD Vance on Jan. 25, 2025. Hegseth is a ...