Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, said Wednesday that he won’t back down amid growing scrutiny over his nomination. Hegseth posted a photograph of himself in ...

Hegseth said the plans to slash 20% of the military's most senior generals was meant to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy.

He has slammed media coverage of the allegations as "fake" and "BS" and has said he will not "back down ... He didn't say whether he would support Hegseth's nomination, though.

According to Reuters, the chat included Hegseth’s wife, brother and lawyer. At the time of publication, Hegseth has not addressed the resignation rumors. He is not resigning from this position.

Dan Caldwell, former top adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, said he has not been told why he ... ACCOUNTABILITY IS BACK." Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.

It was recently revealed that weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared classified attack plans in a Signal chat with a journalist, he did it again. This time, the chat included his wife ...

Embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a Fox News interview on Tuesday morning that he has been sharing military attack plans on Signal “for media coordination and other things ...

The defense secretary warned China has “too much influence” over the vital waterway and that the Trump administration “is gonna take it back.” Reporter Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ...

Hegseth doubled down on the fact that he hopes negotiations will work out—but gave a warning if things go South. “We don’t want to do that,” Hegseth continued, “but if we have to ...