Gustavo Alfonso Garcia Olivares died at 24, drowning in the Rio Grande not far from where he was buried Thursday at the ...

By John Ismay Reporting from Washington Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of chief of ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is preparing for a hiring freeze and an “aggressive” effort to fire civilian employees as the Trump administration’s axe to the federal ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new investigation this week into the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, according to reports. AFP via Getty Images When Defense ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s demand for what can only be termed “the mother of all cut drills” renders it inevitable that few programs, new or long-standing, will survive unscathed.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a video Thursday detailing oncoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts and restructuring that will take place within the Pentagon.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown, left, speak to reporters before a meeting at the Pentagon on Feb. 5. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) A bipartisan group of ...