In 2022, a federal commission estimated that changing the names of nine military installations would cost taxpayers $21 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a sweeping, military-wide review of physical fitness and grooming standards with the apparent aim of making the military a stricter and less accommodating ...

A rumor circulating online in February 2025 claimed Pete Hegseth, U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary, drank alcohol from a clear cup while standing behind a lectern at a news conference.

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 ...

I’d like to speak a little bit today, very briefly, about the Pentagon under new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Did you notice that of all the controversial Trump nominees—Kash Patel ...

David joined Raw Story in 2023 after nearly a decade of writing about the legal industry for Bloomberg Law. He is also a co-founder and a commissioning editor at Hypatia Press, a publisher that ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON − Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused former President Joe Biden's administration of rushing an audit of his taxes for political reasons, amid a push by the Elon Musk and his aides ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly asked Pentagon officials Tuesday to draw up plans to slash defense spending for each of the next five years — as the department became the latest target ...

Matthew Chapman is a video game designer who attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing ...