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

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has withdrawn the nomination of Rear Admiral Michael P. Donnelly for Vice Admiral, after learning that drag performances were held aboard the USS Ronald Reagan while under his command.

U.S. drone stocks are flying high after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he’s fully committed to “unleashing American drone dominance.” Hegseth confirmed plans of “rescinding restrictive policies” to boost manufacturing and accelerate the use of unmanned systems for military purposes in a video recorded at the Pentagon on Friday.

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing held on June 12, 2025, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) presses Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on whether or not he has a plan to take Panama and Greenland by force.

Our soldiers responded without hesitation, killing several enemy fighters and capturing a Taliban machine gunner. At that moment, the team leader radioed me. He was suddenly confronting a scenario that every Green Beret officer prepares for during the Special Forces Qualification Course: His foreign counterpart was about to commit a war crime.

You may not want to take diet advice from Pete Hegseth if you're looking to eat in a way that's friendly to the environment. While serving as co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend, he took a jab at so-called "climavores" -- people who choose foods with a smaller carbon footprint.

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing held on June 12, 2025, Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) called out Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on his feral rhetoric, saying vulgar things like "we will rip your arms off and feed them to the dogs.

Thom Tillis gave a scathing review of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying the former Fox News host was “out of his depth” at the Pentagon.Tillis, after bucking his party by voting against the GOP’s budget bill and then announcing he wouldn’t run for reelection next year,