Pete Hegseth

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance salute during the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump honors fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, while attacking Biden and judges

President Donald Trump has paid tribute to fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

U.S. Army soldiers cross a floating bridge on the Imjin River during a joint river-crossing exercise between South Korea and the United States as a part of the Freedom Shield military exercise in Yeoncheon, South Korea, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during an event with President Donald Trump to sign executive orders regarding nuclear energy in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Defense Secretary Hegseth, bedeviled by leaks, orders more restrictions on press at Pentagon

President Donald Trump departs the White House en route to Trump National Golf Club Washington DC for a crypto dinner, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump hosts top crypto investors as some industry leaders fear he’s putting personal profits first

A sign at entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md., Jan. 9,2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn

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National Guard troops were seen in Los Angeles early Sunday on orders from President Donald Trump in response to clashes in recent days between federal immigration authorities and protesters seeking to block them from carrying out deportations.

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President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

The Latest: Trump to roll out new tariffs that he promises will free the US from foreign goods

Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Hegseth calls Japan indispensable in the face of Chinese aggression

US and Japan “stand firmly together” says Hegseth on Japan tour

President Donald Trump waves to supporters from his limousine as he arrives at Trump International Golf Club, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump says he won’t ‘fire people’ over Signal messages, reiterates support of national security team

US-Japan relations take centre stage at 80th anniversary of Battle of Iwo Jima

In this photo provided by Eagle Society & Iwo Jima Association of America, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greets veterans including Charles Cram, Hegseth is shaking hands with, a former Marine, who fought on Iwo Jima, during the 80th Reunion of Honor ceremony on Iwo Jima, now known as Iwoto, or Iwo island, Japan, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Eagle Society & Iwo Jima Association of America via AP)

Hegseth vows to strengthen alliance with Japan as he joins Iwo Jima memorial service

Female Marines go through one of the obstacles in the so-called confidence course at Parris Island Recruit Depot, S.,C., on May 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor, File)

Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat

This image provided by the Department of Homeland Security shows Philip Hegseth at DHS headquarters in Washington, Feb. 24, 2025. (Mikaela McGee/Department of Homeland Security via AP)

Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role as liaison and senior adviser inside the Pentagon

Philippines, US and Japan stage joint naval drills off disputed South China Sea shoal

US Navy USS Shoup (DDG86), left, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) frigate JS Noshiro manuever during the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity off a disputed South China Sea shoal on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as a Chinese ship keeps watch

Hegseth says U.S. seeking to re-establish deterrence strategy during Philippines visit

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner shake hands upon Hegseth's arrival at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Philippines, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)

Hegseth tells Philippines the Trump administration will ramp up deterrence against China threat

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sierra Moran, a transgender service member, listens during a press conference in Tacoma, Wash., on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)

Another federal judge blocks Trump policy banning transgender troops in the military

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, center, is flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, as the Senate Intelligence Committee holds its worldwide threats hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Signal app on a smartphone is seen on a mobile device screen Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Judge orders government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike

This combination of photos shows ranking member Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., speaking during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo)

Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt walks up to the podium to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump withdraws Elise Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination over tight GOP House margin

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Pete Hegseth says ‘no war plans’ were revealed in Signal chat

Trump calls Signal chat fallout a ‘witch hunt,’ says the messaging app ‘could be defective’

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President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a reception celebrating Women's History Month in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity

North Carolina veteran calls use of civilian app for secret military operations ‘incompetence”

Unpicking security relations with US not ‘responsible’ or ‘serious,’ UK PM Starmer says

DNI Tulsi Gabbard says including a reporter in group text chain about military plans was ‘mistake’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth does a television interview outside the White House, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Atlantic releases the Signal chat showing Hegseth’s detailed attack plans against the Houthis

President Donald Trump waves as he departs a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump places 25% tariffs on auto imports

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A Kenyan police officer patrols an area in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)

Hegseth repeats group chat denial: ‘Nobody’s texting war plans’

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, testifies as the House Intelligence Committee holds a hearing on worldwide threats, at the Capitol, in Washington, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gabbard calls Signal chats a ‘mistake’ as Trump officials face grilling over leaked military plan