WASHINGTON − Embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at "leakers" within the Pentagon, warning they could face criminal prosecution as he tried to fend off mounting criticism about ...

President Donald Trump is confident that Pete Hegseth is going to “get it together” any day now — which, to be frank, is not exactly a ringing endorsement of the scandal-plagued former Fox ...

President Trump playfully ribbed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the recent controversies he has faced while kicking off remarks from his department secretaries during a cabinet meeting Wednesday.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing scrutiny over his use of the commercial messaging app Signal to discuss U.S. military operations, including operational details about strikes in Yemen.

Hegseth acknowledged Wednesday that his first months at the helm of the 3 million-member Department of Defense had been challenging. He said that Trump had warned him when he took the job, "'Pete ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hit back at critics Monday over new reports that he shared secret U.S. military attack plans with his wife, brother and lawyer in real time on the Signal app.

The U.S. Secretary of Defense has received criticism for allegedly including his wife in a Signal group chat that discussed sensitive information Kevin Dietsch/Getty Pete Hegseth has been married ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing another round of backlash for reportedly including his inner circle in a second sensitive group chat, allegedly about the Yemen war plans.

Pete Hegseth was barely able to get confirmed as Donald Trump’s Defense secretary, and following a series of scandals — including the revelation that he shared U.S. war plans in a second ...