Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards ...

On women in combat. Hegseth's opposition — stated in his book and interviews — was simple and direct before his nomination on Nov. 12. But, in the face of questions from Congress, he appears ...

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth seem to be on a mission to erase women from the top ranks of the ...

In a podcast interview in November, Hegseth said, “We’ve changed the standards in putting [women in combat], which means you’ve changed the capability of that unit.” (Despite Hegseth’s ...

Not so long ago, Hegseth’s boss agreed. In October 2017, Donald Trump signed into law the “Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017.” In its very first paragraphs, this law states that women ...

Credit where credit is due: Hegseth made the right call about women in combat by Micah Ables, opinion contributor - 05/30/25 11:00 AM ET ...

The changes come after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered in a March memo that all combat arms positions "must be ...

The Defense Department is considering terminating 14 advisory boards that guide Pentagon leaders on an array of personnel and operational issues, including the Defense Advisory Committee on Women ...

We should also note that Trump signed into law the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 during his first term in office, after that legislation was sponsored by Rep. Kristi Noem (now Trump's ...

If we can separate the policy from the person, and our emotions from the argument, we should be able to agree that this policy is a win for a more capable and more lethal military.

The March 30 order directed all military branches to end separate fitness standards for men and women in combat arms occupation. Gender-normed standards have been left in place for non-combat roles.