Suspicions about leaks and a mistrust of senior military officers have defined much of the defense secretary’s first six ...

The polygraph tests of Pentagon officials occurred as the defense secretary sought to stamp out unflattering leaks to the ...

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith has been around in Washington state politics a long time. A moderate Democrat, he’s been in Congress since 1997, and before that, served in the state Legislature. His 9th ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who demanded details on his move to deploy troops to Los Angeles, and they ...

A handful of members of the Republican majority crossed party lines to challenge administration priorities on collective ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., strongly criticized Pete Hegseth in an interview, saying that the defense secretary is “out of his depth” in his role overseeing the nation’s ...

Ad Policy The man in the empty suit: Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, loves posting ...

Specifically, Hegseth’s expansive memo rescinds past policies established by the Defense Department in 2021 and 2022 that provide guidance for implementing congressional mandates that restrict ...

Sen. Thom Tillis, who last month said he would not seek reelection, suggested on Wednesday that he regretted casting the deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of Honor recipient.

Hegseth emphasized the new naming process was not political and criticized the previous administration for engaging in political activism. The Harvey Milk was named in July 2016 by then-Navy ...