Contrary to the secretary's bluster, we see better results when peace and security work includes women, write Abby Finkenauer and Geeta Rao Gupta.

Several Democratic senators are questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over President Trump’s acceptance of a jet from ...

Hegseth said he wanted to "streamline leadership by reducing excess general and flag officer positions." ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered a 20% reduction in the number of four-star officers, deepening cuts at ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered a 20% reduction in the number of military generals and flag officers, arguing that the policy will bolster “strategic readiness and operational ...

"At the Defense Department there are complaints made for certain reasons that can't be verified that end people's career," Hegseth says.

The last time there was a War Department, Hollywood still made most of its movies in black and white, and Americans were falling in love with a new entertainment device called the TV set.

Pentagon also orders libraries on military bases to pull books addressing 'diversity, anti-racism or gender issues.' ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday said that going forward admissions to military academies will be based exclusively on merit and race, sex and ethnicity will not be considered.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a reduction of the US military’s highest-ranking officers — potentially setting up a ...

Few examples better illustrate this than the current troubles of our Defense Department Ken: Pete Hegseth ... national security crisis for the United States. At every level of the Trump national ...