White House denies reports about Hegseth directing Sept. 2 boat strike as world reacts to operations

The White House is standing by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after a report emerged surrounding a Sept. 2 operation ...

Hegseth erupts over WaPo ‘fake stories,' vows to stop ‘poisoning of the American people’

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended Caribbean drug boat strikes and criticized media reports about orders to kill ...

White House defends US attack on boat from Venezuela as lawful

The White House defended a U.S. admiral's decision to conduct multiple strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel ...

White House confirms key points of Washington Post account of second strike on drug boat

The drug boat strike saga, Witkoff meets Putin again, Trump mulls Maduro options, Loomer’s latest conspiracy, Franklin the ...

Spec ops chief ordered deadly Caribbean strike ‘in self-defense’ with Hegseth’s sign-off, White House says

White House confirms and defends second strike against alleged drug smugglers in Caribbean waters, amid Trump ...

Watchdog finds Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in ‘Signalgate’ affair

The Defense Department inspector general finds Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in use of Signal to ...

Pete Hegseth's title was misspelled as 'Ssecretary of War' on nameplate

According to images and screenshots shared of the meeting, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's title was misspelled on his ...