Hegseth also applauded a controversial New York Times op-ed written that summer by Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, who called for the military to break up nationwide riots around the country.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has done most everything so far that President Donald Trump hoped he would — purging the military of its purported “woke” ideology, expanding its role in ...

Investigators are asking about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s lawyer and a top aide as they look into the Signal app controversy.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth restored the names of Fort Benning and Fort Bragg, which were originally named for Confederate ...

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Hegseth was among Trump administration officials who inadvertently included a journalist for The Atlantic in a Signal app group chat where they discussed U.S. military operations in Yemen.

As protests broke out across American cities in June 2020, Pete Hegseth, co-host of the weekend “Fox & Friends” show, joined an on-air panel to discuss the situation in Seattle, where ...

(CNN) — As protests broke out across American cities in June 2020, Pete Hegseth, co-host of the weekend “Fox & Friends” show, joined an on-air panel to discuss the situation ...

By Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — As protests broke out across American cities in June 2020, Pete Hegseth, co-host of the weekend “Fox & Friends” show, joined an on-air panel to ...