Pete Hegseth

Pentagon's 2026 defense strategy names Israel a ‘model ally,’ shifts to ‘peace through strength’

The 34-page document, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, constitutes a strategic message to Israel, solidifying its position as the United States' most senior partner in the Middle East.

|ByELI LEON
This picture taken 26 December 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) speak following a closed door Senate meeting on the US capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, and his wife Cilia Flores, January 7, 2026.

Rubio says US plan for Venezuela is stability, recovery, then transition

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US plans to stabilize Venezuela, secure access for US oil companies, and oversee a political transition, drawing sharp Democratic criticism.

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US President Donald Trump with US officials in the war room as the US conducts an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026.

Trump's internal shifts in the US: How peace through strength restored global stability - opinion

Peace through strength is not outdated doctrine. It is the only doctrine that has ever stabilized a dangerous world.

|ByDUVI HONIG
US President Donald Trump is seen at a meeting in the White House earlier this month. The president wants to be visibly anti-intellectual, the writer says.

Donald Trump’s contempt for logic could end in devastation for the United States - opinion

When the US president dismisses logic, the danger extends beyond politics to disaster for the world.

|ByLOUIS RENÉ BERES

Trump's Pentagon says press must agree not to disclose sensitive information

Reporters face potential credential loss under new Pentagon rules requiring approval before publishing sensitive military information, sparking media outcry.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, next to a podium with the emblem of the Department of War.

'Hitler of our time': Protesters yell at Trump during night out in DC with Rubio, Hegseth

Trump, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was eating out to show that Washington has become a safe city.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 13, 2025.

Trump to rename Department of Defense the 'Department of War,' official says

"We're just going to do it. I'm sure Congress will go along if we need that ... Defense is too defensive. We want to be defensive, but we want to be offensive, too if we have to be," Trump said.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump, in front of a painting of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, smiles during an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 2, 2025.

'Never felt better in my life,' Trump boasts after days of speculation about his health

Social media spread theories over the weekend about Donald Trump’s health after several days of quiet from the president. 

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order, as US Vice President JD Vance and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 25, 2025.

Vance, Hegseth greet troops in Washington, face jeers from protesters

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called DC protesters who heckled the pair "stupid white hippies."

AUGUST 21, 2025ByREUTERS
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Vice President JD Vance, greet members of the National Guard, at Union Station in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 20, 2025.

Hegseth reposts Christian pastor who believes in making US a Christian theocracy

Pastor Doug Wilson advocates for recriminalizing homosexuality and removing women's right to vote.

AUGUST 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reacts, as he meets with Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, Latvia's Defense Minister Andris Spruds and Lithuania's Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene at the Pentagon in Washington, US, July 25, 2025.

Katz flying to DC to meet with Hegseth on Iran, weapons

Katz is scheduled to meet with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to discuss Iran and various other weaponry and strategic security issues.

JULY 16, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz appears at a committee meeting in the Knesset on Tuesday.

US military to remove 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles

President Donald Trump deployed the California National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June, against the wishes of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, to quell protests triggered by immigration raids.

JULY 16, 2025ByREUTERS
Members of the California National Guard stand guard at the Paramount Business Center parking lot a day after clashes between protesters and law enforcement following multiple detentions by ICE, in the Los Angeles County city of Paramount, California, US, June 8, 2025.

WATCH: US bureaucratic gloves are off: Hegseth says he has rescinded all drone production red tape

In a memorandum released to the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth announced unhindered US drone production and new implementation of drone combat in military training.

JULY 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over an undated US Air Force handout photo of a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft

Top US intelligence official criticizes Washington Post reporter

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard criticized Ellen Nakashima's reporting methods, saying they reflected a media establishment "desperate to sabotage POTUS's successful agenda."

JULY 4, 2025ByREUTERS
Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's new director of national intelligence, testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 30, 2025.