The U.S. defense secretary said there is "rightful alarm" of China's military build up. But he also struck a more moderate tone on U.S.-China relations – and notably sidestepped bringing up Taiwan.

During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 30, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed the only metric he focuses on is "merit" when called out by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) on his firing of dozens of officers,

The U.S. defense secretary met his Australian and British counterparts on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, where they reviewed progress on the AUKUS pact.

There will be zero consequences for the Army pilots that decided to fly their helicopters around Kid Rock’s house during a No Kings protest on Saturday. Two Apache attack helicopters first flew over a protest in Nashville, Tennessee. They then hovered ...

Pete Hegseth launched a major review of the military justice system that could reshape JAG authority and command oversight.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth rebuked a reporter mid-briefing Wednesday at the Pentagon after she interrupted as he was calling on another journalist, telling her to "just wait" before continuing with questions on Iran and the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.