Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that there would be new, strict fitness standards enforced on the U.S.

President Donald Trump’s latest address to the nation’s top military brass has set off alarm bells among historians, veterans, and analysts, with some insiders claiming senior officers walked away ...

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly views a clip of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech to generals and admirals in the Russell Building on Wednesday.

Recalling generals from around the world means that they might be difficult to reach in case of an emergency—particularly amid travel complications during the government shutdown.

I look forward to finding new ways to support our Air Force, our national defense, and the incredible people who make it all ...

Donald Trump and Republicans have now shut down the federal government because they do not want to protect the healthcare ...

House Democratic leaders let loose on Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, hammering the Defense secretary over new directives to the ...

The U.S. military has historically been an engine for cultural and social change in America. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s vision for the armed forces he leads runs counter to that.

In a two-hour address, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out their vision of the United States military to an audience of almost every flag officer, general and senior ...

Readers sharply criticize the speeches by the president and the secretary of defense. Also: A cynical order from the Supreme Court.

Trump and the defense secretary summoned top military leaders to the side of authoritarianism and abuse, but the officers did not thrill to the message.

Trump said he wanted the military to fight the “enemy within” the U.S. “We should use some of these dangerous cities as ...