Hegseth has a history of supporting controversial policies, including using the US military to put down domestic riots, ...

The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of ...

John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a nuclear power: "We've not made such a recognition. I can't speak to what the ...

I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two issues: The EU finally targeting Russian ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said NATO countries need to spend more on defense to ensure peace and American support ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth narrowly secured his nomination to President Donald Trump 's cabinet, nudged into the role ...

Senators argued that Pete Hegseth does not have the management experience to lead the military's 3.4 million service members ...

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, came under close scrutiny. News media reports shone a spotlight on the former "Fox ...

A Jan. 14 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims to outline an exchange involving Pete Hegseth, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary. “Did you sexually ...

Danielle Hegseth provided the affidavit to the Senate Armed Services Committee. In a sworn affidavit obtained by Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee, the former sister-in-law of ...

Republican lawmakers celebrated after the Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary on Friday. The Senate was split 50-50, with three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska ...

US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee was grilled for hours about his ability to run the defence department.