Pete Hegseth
'Must be held accountable': Trump admin. sued over deaths in boat strike off Venezuela's coast
The Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union filed the novel lawsuit under the Death on the High Seas Act and the Alien Tort Statute.
Pentagon's 2026 defense strategy names Israel a ‘model ally,’ shifts to ‘peace through strength’
Rubio says US plan for Venezuela is stability, recovery, then transition
Trump's internal shifts in the US: How peace through strength restored global stability - opinion
US recognizes Panama's sovereignty over canal, Panama says after talks
Hegseth, in the first visit by a Pentagon chief to Panama in decades, said he sees the canal as key terrain that Panama would secure together with the US.
US Naval Academy removed books about the Holocaust, antisemitism ahead of Hegseth visit
This comes after the Pentagon chief sent a memo to the Maryland school instructing it to comply with larger anti-” woke” purges.
Display honoring Jewish women graduates of naval academy removed ahead of Hegseth visit
Ahead of Pete Hegseth’s visit, the US Naval Academy took down a display honoring Jewish female grads, raising questions about his anti-DEI push.
Signal leak tip of deeper institutional iceberg within US defense establishment - opinion
If US officials feel comfortable sharing classified operations on apps like Signal, one must question what other security protocols are being ignored behind closed doors.
US military announces more air assets for Middle East
The statement made no mention of specific aircraft. However, a least four B-2 bombers have relocated to a US-British military base on an island in the Indian Ocean.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Arabic tattoo sparks controversy
The term "kafir" (meaning "infidel" or "non-believer") is used in Islam to describe non-believers and has increasingly been appropriated by far-right groups.
US officials leaked Houthi strikes on Signal messaging – but is it safe?
Signal is trusted worldwide for encypted messaging. But a leak from inside the US government is now putting that trust to the test.
Trump advisor leaks included exact details of Houthi strikes in Signal chat
The texts included information on when the attacks were to take place, when US planes were to take off from base, as well as what planes and drones would be used.
Trump weighs firing Waltz over alleged leak of US Houthi strike plans - report
“Everyone in the White House can agree on one thing: Mike Waltz is a f**king idiot," one official said.
'Nothing in the world comes close to it': US unveils new F-47 fighter jet
"I'm thrilled to announce that, at my direction, the United States Air Force is moving forward with the world's first sixth-generation fighter jet," Trump said at the White House.