The White House is standing by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after a report emerged surrounding a Sept. 2 operation ...

The Defense secretary has carved out an unorthodox political niche that has helped insulate him from criticism inside the administration, at least for now.

Pete Hegseth, the secretary of war, came under growing pressure from Democratic and Republican lawmakers who said that a ...

One official said of Leavitt’s statement, “It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.” Another person said some of ...

White House confirms and defends second strike against alleged drug smugglers in Caribbean waters, amid Trump ...

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Before Donald Trump appointed Pete Hegseth to the role he was accused of often being drunk at work and even of having to be ...

The Trump administration has backed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the second, ...

Leavitt said Admiral Frank Bradley directed a second strike to “ensure the boat was destroyed and the threat of narco-terrorists to the United States was completely eliminated.” ...

Lawmakers in both the House and the Senate have started inquiries into the "double tap" strikes, which critics have said ...

The White House's statement on the issue comes after US President Donald Trump earlier defended his Defense Secretary, after ...