President Donald Trump wants a new armada of warships called the “Golden Fleet” to combat the threat from China, according to ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that President Donald Trump respects American troops and veterans after a magazine report said Trump had called fallen U.S. military personnel buried ...

The US president has often focused on the appearance and aesthetic of US Navy ships, calling them ugly compared to other countries' vessels.

The speech was a disgrace, a violation of the sacred line between civilian control and and military professionalism that only undermined Hegseth's own authority. But it was also an ominous sign of how ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth isn’t afraid to admit who’s boss. During an interview on Fox News Sunday, Hegseth, who has rebranded himself as President Donald Trump’s “Secretary of War,” revealed the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Defense Secretary Pete ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had "terminated" Defense Secretary Mark Esper, signaling he may use his final months in office after defeat at the polls to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is forging ahead with his war on waistlines. Hegseth, who has rebranded himself as Donald Trump’s “Secretary of War,” doubled down Sunday on his verbal attack on “fat ...

Re “Navy secretary fired over Gallagher case” (Nov. 24): Navy ... it says that the firing is “a move that signals an end to a public feud between defense leaders and President Donald Trump.“ But the ...

Trump threatened to invoke the act during his first term in 2020 but pulled back when Defense Secretary Mark Esper publicly ...