Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified on the Pentagon’s proposed defense budget on Wednesday, articulating a vision for ...

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is questioned about potential U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict at a Senate Armed Services hearing.

Live updates and the latest news as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies on the Hill, Trump grapples with the Israel-Iran ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate hearing Wednesday that "we'll see" if the administration will follow the Supreme Court's decision on military deployment in U.S. cities.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday asked the Trump administration to share its plans to deploy active duty ...

Trump has reportedly been considering striking Iran, saying on Wednesday: "I may do it. I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for another potentially combative hearing before the ...

At a House Armed Services Committee hearing last week, Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) questioned Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth.

The U.S. military is "prepared to execute" any decision President Donald Trump might make on matters of war and peace, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday, even as he declined to confirm ...

During a budget hearing held by the Senate Armed Services Committee today, Senator Jack Reed calls out Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the state of disarray the Department of Defense is in.