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

Their remarks added to the anxiety, in Washington and across Europe, surrounding Trump’s plan to pursue a deal that would end ...

Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Defense Secretary, faced strong criticism after his NATO headquarters speech, where he suggested ...

NATO allies are in a state of anger, denial and despair after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth effectively declared an end to ...

Two percent is a start, as President Trump has said, but it’s not enough, nor is 3%, nor is 4% — more like 5%,” the defense ...

US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, said Thursday that acknowledging Ukraine's borders would not go back to what they were in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hammered home a message upon arrival at NATO headquarters Thursday that allies need to show ...

Hegseth urged NATO allies to bolster their defense spending from 2% to 5% of their GDP, noting that the U.S. is attempting to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday responded to global blowback to his comments this week that Ukraine should not ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made the first trip to NATO by a member of the new Trump administration, as ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will on Wednesday become the first member of the new Trump administration to visit NATO, ...

Senate Armed Services Chair Senator Roger Wicker torched Pete Hegseth ’s speeches at the NATO conference in Munich this week, ...