A New Kind of Defense Secretary Saves His Ammunition for Domestic Enemies
Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s ...
Pete Hegseth orders senior leaders to cut 8% from Defense budget
Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget ...
Meaningful Pentagon Cuts Will Require Rethinking What 'Defense' Means
In 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the U.S. government spent $916 billion on ...
US defense chief suggests Ukraine should abandon hope of winning all territory back from Russia
Hegseth suggests way forward for Ukraine is for the country to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders.
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Comments by President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty and its future [letter]
Pete Hegseth, the U.S. secretary of Defense, said Feb. 12 that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” that Ukraine joining NATO is unrealistic and that the United States will no longer ...
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Who’s Running the Defense Department?
The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.
Defense Secretary Hegseth, Vice President Vance lay hard truths on Europeans
As the Old World wanes, the New World we build will require American leadership ...
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Lawmakers warn Hegseth against political firings of generals
A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked Hegseth for justifications and transparency before any decisions to dismiss senior ...
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U.S. defense chief suggests Ukraine should abandon hope of winning all territory back from Russia
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 ...