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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is conducting “a complete review” of the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. The U.S. military’s presence in Afghanistan ended ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday visited Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to see U.S. migrant detention operations up close, amid reports that the Trump administration is struggling ...

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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday rejected a reporter’s question that suggested President Trump’s pick for the new Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, Dan Caine, was not qualified for the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that he was replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he didn't think they were “well-suited” to provide ...

Mr. Hegseth served at the U.S. Navy base as a National Guard lieutenant. The base is now being used to hold some migrants who face deportation. By Carol Rosenberg Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the three fired judge advocates general (JAGs) were potential “roadblocks” to President Trump’s orders. “It’s not about roadblocks to an ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got short with a reporter on Monday after he was asked about replacing former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown with an “underqualified” replacement.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended President Donald Trump’s firing of "woke generals" and Pentagon officials, saying that the "status quo" at the Department of Defense "hasn’t worked ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he’d fired top military lawyers so that Donald Trump’s administration can get away with whatever it wants. During an appearance on Fox ...