Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week authorized the mobilization of up to 700 troops to assist federal immigration officials in Florida, Louisiana and Texas in processing detainees at

At a House hearing, members of both parties charged that the other’s principles threaten the institution’s nonpartisan role in U.S. society.

The NMESIS missile system adds to the growing U.S. firepower in the Southeast Asian country. Last year, the U.S. deployed a U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability, also known as the Typhon missile launcher, to the Philippines ahead of joint military drills last spring.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to commit to following federal court or Supreme Court rulings regarding the Pentagon’s extraordinary deployment of National Guard members and Marines into

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth didn't rule out using military force to take Greenland and Panama, implying to lawmakers that his department has plans prepared.

Several California Democrats questioned Hegseth about the immigration raids that have roiled Los Angeles, the federal commandeering of the state’s National Guard and the deployment of Marines.

What I can say is we should not have local judges determining foreign policy and national security policy in the country,” Hegseth said, testifying Thursday before the House

A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split among G.O.P. officials on the war.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions during a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday about his use of Signal chats to discuss military operations.

The DOD Secretary can give the honor of a ship’s name to Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the White Citizens’ Council in Jackson, Mississippi who assassinated Medgar, and Dan White, former San Franciso Supervisor who murdered both Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone.

The defense secretary made some troubling remarks before Congress—even as a Republican representative tried to save him from himself.