Secretary of War Pete Hegseth paid a surprise Thanksgiving holiday visit today to a pair of Navy warships operating in the U.S. Southern Command's area of

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President Donald Trump said today his administration would “certainly” release video of a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel last September that has stoked bipartisan criticism from lawmakers over the attack’s legality.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to reports that he shared sensitive military information with his wife and personal lawyer in a Signal chat. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth secured commitments but left some Panamanian officials wondering if they would mollify President Trump, who has repeatedly vowed to “take back” the Panama Canal.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Monday as he began a two-day visit to ally South Korea for security talks. A major question for the Supreme Court: Will it treat ...

Dan Driscoll’s visit to Ukraine this week underscored his new prominence in the administration.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has boasted about his department’s latest fatal strike on a suspected drug vessel in an online post with a Charlie Kirk producer. Andrew Kolvet, a staffer at Turning Point USA,