The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.

The Pentagon has a long history of bigoted policies, and sometimes they lead to unexpectedly beautiful outcomes.

Sean Penn, who played Harvey Milk on the big screen, is ripping Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for reportedly ordering the Navy to strip an oil ship of its name honoring the gay rights activist.

Stripping the ship of the only name it has ever had would be a retrograde move and needlessly exacerbate divisions in the ...

China accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of espousing a “Cold War mentality” in a speech “filled with provocations” in ...

At the Pentagon, personality conflicts persist and inexperience reigns, fueling speculation about Pete Hegseth’s long-term ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to rein in the chaos at the Pentagon are only creating more internal turmoil, ...

Former Harvard University President Lawrence Summers delivered sharp criticism of President Donald Trump and his ...

Pete Hegseth has ... to the turmoil in the Pentagon, Hegseth in recent weeks has dismissed or transferred multiple close advisers, tightly narrowing his inner circle. He also has been facing ...

Senate Republicans are standing by embattled Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... Three senior officials from Hegseth’s inner circle were ousted last month: Dan Caldwell, a senior aide ...

He said the Pentagon is in such a state of disarray, "It’s hard to see Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth remaining in his position for much longer." Most of Hegseth's inner circle of aides that ...

Pete Hegseth's more focused on staging ... Meanwhile, with his inner circle gutted, Hegseth is leaning on a tight-knit crew that includes his wife Jennifer, his personal lawyer and a former ...