Secretary of Defense
Pete Hegseth is the United States Secretary of Defense, responsible for overseeing the Department of Defense and advising the president on national security matters.
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Kid Rock’s flight in an Army Apache helicopter with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has drawn fresh criticism over whether military resources were used for celebrity publicity.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military will no longer require flu shots for all service members, citing medical freedom and religious rights.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. campaign against Iran is “on track,” not near the end, and said President Donald Trump will set the terms for any outcome.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will stop sending troops to graduate programs at several top universities, saying the schools promote ideas that hurt military values.
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Sen. Mark Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon after they moved to reduce his military retirement rank and pay over his political speech.
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The U.S. military launched major strikes in Syria against ISIS sites after an attack that killed three Americans, with President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calling it retaliation.
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Congress has tied part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds to the release of unedited footage of deadly Pentagon strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela.
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Rep. Jim Himes said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has “zero credibility” on the Sept. 2 boat strikes, arguing that the Pentagon has given shifting explanations and that the public should see the video for itself.
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A Pentagon watchdog says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke Defense Department rules and record-keeping laws by sharing sensitive U.S. military details in a Signal chat about Yemen strikes.
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Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military struck a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, killing three people on board.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military carried out strikes on alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor.
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The U.S. military carried out a seventh strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the attack killed three people.
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CBS News and most other Pentagon reporters are refusing new press rules from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, setting up a loss of access to the Pentagon rather than agreeing to the limits.
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Pete Hegseth told Indo-Pacific allies that the U.S. will stand with them against China, but he also pressed them to spend more on their own defense.
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Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. will stand by Indo-Pacific allies as China’s military pressure grows, while also urging those countries to spend more on their own defense.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to cut top officer ranks, including a 20% reduction in four-star generals and admirals.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he will end the Pentagon’s Women, Peace and Security program, calling it a “woke” initiative, even though it was signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2017.
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At his 100-day mark, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has held only one formal press briefing, drawing criticism over a lack of transparency.
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Secretary Pete Hegseth said Japan is an indispensable partner against Chinese aggression and announced a stronger U.S. military command in Japan.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will ban transgender people from joining the military and pause gender-transition procedures for service members.
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