Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for his first Senate appearance since his January ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood by the Trump administration's National Guard federalization and U.S. Marines deployment ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth resisted senators’ efforts to secure his support for a bipartisan bill that would further ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will testify Tuesday morning before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Defense Department’s fiscal 2026 ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending his decision to order National Guard troops to provide security during ...

Lawmakers criticized the absence of specifics offered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a hearing that touched on the ...

A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split ...

Hegseth appeared before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, which has been stalled by the Pentagon’s late ...

Several California Democrats questioned Hegseth about the immigration raids that have roiled Los Angeles, the federal ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s testimony before the Senate Ways and Means Committee took an unexpected twist when he ...

Testimony comes after the Pentagon last month unveiled a “skinny budget” for fiscal 2026 with fewer details than typical.