The defense secretary, speaking to the Pentagon work force, defended his “unconventional approaches” to an audience that ...

Pete Hegseth opposes providing medical care for transgender soldiers, and wrote in one of his books that the military has embraced “trans lunacy” in recent years. He said transgender soldiers ...

Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, and his second wife denied the allegation that he was abusive in their former ...

The president also scrapped diversity programs and granted back pay to GI’s who defied COVID vaccine mandates.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday doubled down on his push to eliminate the department’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and renewed his pledge that the military would support ...

The defense secretary's media background has played a significant role as the department reels from the Army-involved crash ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as Defense Secretary on Saturday, following a tie-breaking vote by Vice President JD Vance to end a stalemate in Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, during which some ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, paid $50,000 to the woman who ...

Transgender rights advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, challenging an executive order meant to block transgender troops from ...