Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has appeared angry, unkempt, and tentative since March’s Signalgate scandal, Pentagon insiders told New York magazine. Six sources close to Hegseth described a changed man after the defense secretary shared war plans on a Signal group chat that mistakenly included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.

U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth on Wednesday stressed the role of regional partners in the Pentagon's bid to counter an increasingly assertive China. "The Indo-Pacific is our priority theater, and China is our pacing threat,

Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee accused President Donald Trump and his defense secretary, the former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, of conducting an all-out assault on the military’s independence: firing generals and admirals for insufficient loyalty,

Secretary Hegseth has authorized the voluntary departure of U.S. military dependents from CENTCOM locations amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

Lawmakers criticized the absence of specifics offered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a hearing that touched on the Marines in Los Angeles, the ‘Golden Dome’ and drone attacks.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others have highlighted the “Trump bump” in recruiting wins. Officials and experts say it’s a bit more complicated.

During a tense exchange, Jack Reed grilled Hegseth on the opaque arrangements surrounding the acceptance of a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questioning from Rep. Moulton regarding potential disclosure of classified information about F-18 launch times for Houthi strikes on Signal.