WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth barely squeaked through a grueling Senate confirmation process to become secretary of defense earlier this year, facing lawmakers wary of the Fox News Channel host and skeptical of his capacity, temperament and fitness for the job.

Top Armed Services lawmakers are launching inquiries into the Trump administration’s lethal strikes in the Caribbean following a Washington Post report alleging that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. forces to kill anyone who survived a Sept.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has continued to back Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the face of escalating criticism over a follow-up strike on a suspected drug boat that his Pentagon chief says he supported but did not personally order.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) brought up drone strikes conducted on former President Obama’s watch when asked about the controversy over Caribbean boat strikes authorized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Johnson was asked in a press conference Tuesday ...

‘The Big Weekend Show’ co-hosts discuss the scrutiny Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is facing after a Washington Post report claimed he ordered a second strike on a Venezuelan drug boat. I toured the White House to see Melania Trump's Christmas decorations.