The defense secretary will appear before lawmakers for the first time since his contentious January confirmation hearing.

Lawmakers criticized the absence of specifics offered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a hearing that touched on the Marines in Los Angeles, the ‘Golden Dome’ and drone attacks.

Hegseth instructed the director of the Operational Test and Evaluation Office to “immediately eliminate any non-statutory” ...

Wicker expressed frustration at the “precious little detail and no follow-on data about fiscal years 2027, 2028, or 2029” and said the Office of Management and Budget “intends to maintain ...

House Democrats challenged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a hearing Tuesday over the deployment of U.S. military forces to California.

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the White House’s proposed defense budget for fiscal 2026 is insufficient ...

Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...

Stephen Miller was livid. It was a couple of months after Donald Trump’s inauguration, and Mr. Miller, a senior White House ...

The Senate Armed Services chairman said the gaps in spending will make it more difficult to maintain America’s standing on ...

Congressional Democrats on Tuesday clashed repeatedly with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, demanding details on the Trump administration’s sparsely outlined defense budget request and ...