Pentagon Defense Secretary

Hegseth welcomes DOGE to the Pentagon

Pentagon's Hegseth sees growth in defense spending despite Musk review

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday he wanted to increase overall U.S. defense spending and played down concerns over a pending audit by Elon Musk aimed at finding billions of dollars in waste at the Pentagon.

Fox News · 23h

Hegseth says Defense force posture under review post-Biden admin, adds DOGE 'welcome at the Pentagon'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said force posture across the world will be reviewed to account for the different "strategic assumptions" between President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden.

New York Post (Video) on MSN · 19h

Pete Hegseth says Pentagon will 'welcome DOGE' to address redundancies

Hegseth restores Fort Bragg name, but Pentagon says it now honors a WWII hero Record breaking great white shark gets a tag for research near Florida-Georgia border Saquon Barkley challenges Hurts, Eagles with warning to the NFL after ending Mahomes,

Hegseth, Ukraine and Pentagon

Reuters on MSN · 1d

U.S. will not send troops to Ukraine, Pentagon chief Hegseth says

President Donald Trump's administration is not sending U.S. troops into Ukraine, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday. Speaking with reporters in Germany, Hegseth also said that he would push European allies to spend more on defense when he meets with them this week.

MSNBC on MSN · 3h

Hegseth’s rough start: Pentagon chief faces protest at U.S. base abroad

The question isn’t why the defense secretary faced pushback at U.S. European Command headquarters; the question is whether he’ll see more protests soon.

Las Vegas Sun · 1h

U.S. defense chief Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine unrealistic

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that NATO membership for Ukraine was unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested that the country should abandon

Secretary Hegseth speaks

Associated Press on MSN · 23h

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

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will become on Wednesday the first member of the new Trump administration to visit NATO.

CNN on MSN · 2h

Hegseth speaks to NATO allies about Trump’s plan for Russia and Ukraine

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine and said it is “unrealistic” to expect Ukraine’s borders to revert to their 2014 status before the annexation of Crimea.

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Fox News · 4h

WATCH LIVE: Secretary Hegseth speaks after first NATO visit with allies

Secretary Hegseth held talks with the UK defense secretary and met with a Ukrainian group at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

Defense Secretary Hegseth brings back Fort Bragg name

CNN on MSN · 1d

Defense Secretary Hegseth brings back Fort Bragg name, with a different namesake

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is bringing the name Bragg back to one of the Army’s largest bases, Fort Liberty, which replaced the namesake of a Confederate general in 2023.

The Washington Post · 1d

What is Fort Bragg? Hegseth restores Army base name from Fort Liberty.

The base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 to disassociate from Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. It’s now named after Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth renames Army base Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg

The military base had been renamed Fort Liberty as part of an effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers.

Pentagon bans transgender people from joining military

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Pentagon revives ban on transgender troops joining U.S. military

The Pentagon's move from the Trump administration is the latest volley in a controversy over the service of transgender troops.

Fast Company · 1d

Pentagon bans transgender people from joining the military

The military will also stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for transgender service members.

Yahoo · 1d

Military pauses gender transition procedures for service members

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced a pause on gender transition procedures for members of the military, following weeks of changes from the Trump administration on attitudes toward transgender Americans.

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As Trump targets the Pentagon, Elon Musk is a ‘great master’ at this rare talent that could transform defense, former Navy secretary says

President Donald Trump has signaled he is about to unleash Elon Musk and his DOGE team on the Pentagon. Former Navy Secretary ...

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Hegseth welcomes DOGE to the Pentagon, says national debt a security issue

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he plans to welcome President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency to the ...

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Pentagon yanks former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s security detail: report

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has become the latest ex-official from President Trump’s first term to lose their security detail, according to a report. The Pentagon revoked Esper’s ...

US says Defense Secretary, Panama's President agree to expand military cooperation

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino agreed to expand cooperation between the U.S.

Ukrainska Pravda on MSN1d

New Pentagon chief says US will not send troops to Ukraine

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the United States will not send troops to Ukraine, stressing that President ...

A Mad Scramble Inside The Pentagon Ahead Of DOGE's Arrival

With Elon Musk’s cost cutters due any day, military leaders are eyeing bloated contracts, programs and legacy weapons systems ...

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