It is baffling what Hegseth intended to accomplish with the purge. We do know that he has accomplished a decided weakening of ...

A military veteran in Congress raises the alarm about the Defense secretary’s firing of high-ranking officers.

Inside Pete Hegseth’s chaotic inner circle as report says defense secretary’s team in ‘cold war’ - Questions raised over long ...

President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed a deepening controversy surrounding Pete Hegseth ... the White House, Hegseth, a former Fox News personality and National Guard veteran, defended ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed ... to streamline their top leadership positions. Hegseth also told the National Guard to shed 20% of its top positions.

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"With the diminished size of the [active-duty] force and increasing demands on the National Guard and reserves ... not FAT," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared in a post on X.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby to begin developing the 2025 National Defense ... anniversary celebration in DC Defense Department scraps ...

When Defense Secretary Pete ... was Hegseth who was singled out by Cabinet colleagues as lawmakers admonished the administration and demanded resignations. Hegseth, a onetime National Guard ...