Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced backlash after declaring the Pentagon had “absolute and complete authority” to bomb a suspected Venezuelan drug vessel, but then offering no legal basis to back up that claim about the Donald Trump -ordered deadly strike that killed 11 people.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a year should now be kicked out of the service.

S ecretary of Defense/War Pete Hegseth had an awkward moment in the Oval Office on Monday when he stumbled over his department’s new secondary title, with President Donald Trump nearby. “From day one, the DOD. Excuse me, DOW. The Department of War,” the former Fox News personality said, prompting chuckles from around the room.

Hegseth unveiled new restrictions on building access for Pentagon reporters that prompted worries among media outlets.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosted a pair of U.S. Army Rangers at the Pentagon today, following the soldiers having won the Army's 41st

The Pentagon’s internal watchdog has completed a monthslong review of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss sensitive military operations and has submitted its findings to Hegseth for review,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday threatened to revoke press credentials for Pentagon reporters who defy new rules that deter them from gathering any information, including those that are unclassified.

Pentagon overhauls military grooming policy under Hegseth, mandating facial hair removal after one-year medical exemption period or face separation from service.

He has chosen Cabinet nominees for their shock value, attacked famous American universities, mobilized the Justice Department against his political enemies, and sent troops into American cities, fully aware of how much these theatrics would enrage his opponents.