Pete Hegseth

Army soldiers look at the border wall next to a surveillance vehicle during the visit to the U.S. and Mexico border by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Sunland Park, N.M., Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

New militarized border zone spurs national security charges against hundreds of immigrants

Several hundred immigrants have been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border in New Mexico and Western Texas since the Department of Justice introduced the new approach.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, of N.Y., right, speaks as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., left, listens during a news conference to protest cuts in the World Trade Center Health Program on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, an AP-NORC poll finds

In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, left, shakes hands with President Donald Trump, centre, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. At right is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.(Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

Live updates: Trump’s meeting with Syria’s new president could mark a turning point for the Mideast

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a welcome ceremony for President Donald Trump hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hegseth’s plan to cut senior military jobs could hit more than 120 high-ranking officers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives before President Donald Trump speaks on his first 100 days at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

How the military is dealing with Hegseth’s order to remove transgender troops

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In this April 17, 2019, photo, reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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US defense chief Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine unrealistic

Attorney General Pam Bondi swears in Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington, as her husband Abraham Williams watches. (Photo/Alex Brandon)

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United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

US defense chief suggests Ukraine should abandon hope of winning all territory back from Russia

President Donald Trump speaks as Tulsi Gabbard is sworn in as the Director of National Intelligence in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth talks to the media during his visit to the headquarters of U.S. European Command and Africa Command at the Africa Command at Kelly Barracks in Stuttgart Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Hegseth didn’t request over $137,000 in upgrades to his new military residence, official says

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says NATO allies need to spend more on defense

The gravestone of Pfc. Roland L. Bragg is seen Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Nobleboro, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Fort Liberty may become Fort Bragg again, but named after a different soldier

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth responds to a reporter's question before the start of a meeting with visiting Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the Pentagon, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

NATO allies await US defense secretary’s visit, the first by a member of the Trump administration

Vehicles pass a sign for Fort Liberty, an Army installation near Fayetteville, N.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The name was changed from Fort Bragg in 2023, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order Monday, Feb. 10, 2024, changing it back, in honor of World War II veteran Roland L. Bragg of Maine. It was originally named for Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, a North Carolina native. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and signals more change coming

U.S. Defense Secretary heads to Europe for Ukraine talks

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One where he signed a proclamation declaring Feb. 9 Gulf of America Day as he travels from West Palm Beach, Fla. to New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

US officials are bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine

This combination photo shows Tulsi Gabbard, nominee for Director of National Intelligence, left, pictured Jan. 30, 2025, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, pictured Jan. 29, 2025, at their confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo)

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The City Hall is seen damaged following Russian rocket attack that killed and injured a number of people in Izium, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

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Secretary of State Rubio insists US ships must transit freely through Panama Canal

Cranes load and unload containers from cargo ships at the Cristobal port, operated by the Panama Ports Company, in Colon, Panama, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

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A "seized" sign is placed on a Venezuelan government airplane during a news conference where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced its seizure at La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

US seizes Venezuelan president’s plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit

Hegseth welcomes Netanyahu to Pentagon

Eric and Lara Trump talks as President Donald Trump attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a joint news conference with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo at the National Palace in Guatemala City, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference Sept. 16, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

DeSantis goes to battle with Florida Republicans in trying to get closer to Trump

In this April 17, 2019, photo, reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

First military flight lands in Guantanamo Bay with migrants deported from the US

Panama's President Jose Mulino, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrive for a meeting at the presidential palace in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action

This photo provided by U.S. Africa Command, the U.S. military conducts coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (U.S. Africa Command via AP)

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President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Donald Trump listens as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,000 more troops to bolster Trump’s immigration crackdown

This U.S. Department of Education website page is seen on Jan. 24, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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A page, top, from the Census.gov website that displayed on Jan. 24, about sexual orientation and gender identity, and the error page, bottom, showing the page is not available on Jan. 31, is photographed Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Health data, entire pages wiped from federal websites as Trump officials target ‘gender ideology’