Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday testified before a Senate panel that Russia is the aggressor in its war against Ukraine, but he declined to say that he wants the government in Kyiv to win.

The White House budget office urged Congress to cancel more than $9 billion in funding for global health and for public radio and TV stations, as President Trump attempts to assert more control ...

This story was updated at 4 p.m. ET on June 5, 2025. Things were going fine for Pete Hegseth, right up until a chance encounter with the world’s richest man.

China criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his "vilified" remarks in which he said the Asian country poses a legitimate threat in the Indo-Pacific.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense Secretary, gives a thumbs-up as he walks with his wife Jennifer Hegseth, left, to meet with Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a member of ...

Hegseth will appear alongside the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, in front of the House and Senate appropriations defense subcommittees.

Pete Hegseth’s “Warrior” Rebranding Seems More About Rewriting ... June 19th marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans and became a federal holiday in 2021 under President Biden.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Navy to strike the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from one of its ships. More for You Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden’s former press secretary, says ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, an oiler ship honoring the late gay rights activist and Navy veteran. The ship, part of the John Lewis class ...