Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the Department of Defense was given its new moniker—the “Department of War”—to signal “we want peace.” Hegseth, 45, was asked about the department’s new ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told his Chinese counterpart this week that the U.S. isn’t seeking a conflict with Beijing and is not pursuing regime change. His conversation Tuesday with Chinese ...

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 ...

In an interview with NBC News, Trump discussed the meeting and what he'll tell the military leaders: "You know the expression ...

A former senior U.S. defense official said that while he supports a push for Japan to increase its defense spending, the ...

The first, and perhaps most obvious, hint that the story was fabricated was that Hegseth no longer works for Fox News.

NPR's A Martinez talks with former deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh about the new faces of the Pentagon press corps.

The Trump administration is stepping up its defense of the homeland while Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers a chilling warning to narco-terrorists: attempts to harm Americans will no longer be ...