In all, it was a bruising, 72-hour crash course in the geopolitical realities of a job that critics complain Mr. Hegseth, a ...

Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget ...

Several viral social media posts claim that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was drinking alcohol during a NATO press ...

The U.S. secretary of defense previously addressed allegations of excessive drinking during his January 2025 Senate confirmation hearing.

The United States was represented by newly minted secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, who seemed to revel in standing out from ...

Spending at the 3.5% level, which NATO’s leadership supports, would allow Europe to implement Supreme Allied Commander Europe ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte weighs in on talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine and the future of the military alliance ...

Putin must scarcely believe his luck. The Trump administration’s position means Russia will almost certainly retain the ...

NATO members are continuing their largest combat exercises of 2025 amid concern within the 32-nation alliance over its most ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next ...

Democratic Senator Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, blasted the Trump administration ...