Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’ The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement.

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Cuts The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.

Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Prewar Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’ In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told Ukrainian and NATO officials that a durable peace could only come ‘with a realistic assessment of the battlefield.’

Pete Hegseth, New Defense Secretary, Outlines Pentagon’s Priorities After being sworn-in by Vice President JD Vance, the Pentagon’s new leader addressed the Defense Department’s three million employees.

Who Are the Three Republican Senators Who Voted Against Pete Hegseth? Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell voted against confirming Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary. To Capitol insiders, their decisions weren’t surprising.

Hegseth Is Second Cabinet Secretary to Need Tiebreaker Vote, After DeVos In 2017, Betsy DeVos barely survived her confirmation vote to become President Trump’s secretary of education.

Samantha Hegseth Is Bound by a Nondisparagement Clause Samantha Hegseth is contractually obligated not to speak ill of him, according to the terms of their divorce. A former sister-in-law has said Pete Hegseth was threatening and abusive toward Samantha Hegseth.

Hegseth Paid Woman Who Accused Him of Rape $50,000, Senator Says The settlement’s existence after a 2017 accusation had been documented before the defense secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing this month, but the amount had not been known publicly.

What It Means That No Republican Is Acting on the Pete Hegseth Allegations Party loyalty remains strong even for nominees who go down. Pete Hegseth’s no different, but the Trump era has strengthened it even more.

The Real Protection Hegseth Has Is MAGA Loyalty — and Liberal Scorn Party loyalty remains strong even for nominees who go down. Pete Hegseth’s no different, but the Trump era has strengthened it even more.

Pete Hegseth Is the Secretary of Defense We Deserve If you thought the former TV host would be asked important questions at the confirmation hearings this week, you must be living under the illusion that we live in a serious country.

Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think As secretary of defense, Hegseth would channel his boss’s blend of jingoism and anger to fundamentally alter the character of the military.

Trump Supporters Go All In for Pete Hegseth With Money and Coordination Conservative organizations are targeting Republican senators, saying that they will pay a price if they do not back the president-elect’s choice for defense secretary.

How Hegseth Salvaged His Secretary of Defense Nomination The president-elect became convinced that letting Pete Hegseth fail would set off a feeding frenzy among senators. What followed was a MAGA swarm that helped salvage his bid, at least for now.

Power, Intimidation and the Resurrection of Trump’s Support for Hegseth The president-elect became convinced that letting Pete Hegseth fail would set off a feeding frenzy among senators. What followed was a MAGA swarm that helped salvage his bid, at least for now.

The Resurrection of Trump’s Support for Pete Hegseth The president-elect became convinced that letting Pete Hegseth fail would set off a feeding frenzy among senators. What followed was a MAGA swarm that helped salvage his bid, at least for now.

Hegseth Is Fighting to Keep His Nomination Alive Also, the police are chasing several leads in New York manhunt. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth Have the Same Enemies He, too, wants to fight the “enemy within.”

What to Know About Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary The choice of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and veteran, was outside the norm. But he was a dedicated supporter of President-elect Donald J. Trump during his first term.