Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards ...

"I told him there was going to be a war and we're simply not ready." These were the words of an Israeli female spotter on ...

Hegseth, a onetime National Guard soldier who rose to prominence at Fox, ... and my understanding is that his comments are that any information that he shared was not classified,” Ratcliffe said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended his decision to order troops to provide ... About 2,000 of the Guard soldiers are in place in ... “A memorandum of understanding remains to be ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending his decision to order National Guard troops ... About 2,000 of the Guard soldiers are in place ... “A memorandum of understanding remains to be ...

It shows, I think, a shallowness in his understanding of that region," Hegseth said, pointing to Trump's comments that the U.S. could remain in the region endlessly.

Hegseth represents an old-school and still powerful soldier archetype: white, masculine and God-fearing. According to 2019 Department of Defense data , approximately 70 percent of active duty ...

Right: Soldiers listen to Hegseth speak during a ceremony reflecting on President Trump’s early days in office at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. (Shannon M. Venditti/For ...

Though Hegseth has forcefully denied the assertions, his tattoos drew scrutiny among fellow service members for their similarity to certain white nationalist imagery, and a D.C. Guard soldier ...

The German Bundeswehr is currently 22,000 troops short of its target of 203,000 soldiers, and Denmark, in a bid to increase recruiting, has expanded its conscription rules to include women.

About 2,000 of the Guard soldiers are in place in Los Angeles, initially sent to provide security. The Marines are at a nearby base and have not yet been used. Democrats press Hegseth on use of ...