Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D‑IL) immediately backtracked after pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a concrete example of wasteful research the Defense Department should axe.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that active duty U.S. Marines at Camp Pendleton have been placed on high alert as violence erupts amid anti-ICE unrest in Los Angeles.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed U.S. military service academies to eliminate the consideration of race, ethnicity, or sex in admissions, mandating a strictly merit-based selection process beginning with the 2026 admissions cycle.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released a new memo providing an update on the process to reinstate those who refused to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
During a House Intelligence Committee hearing, CIA Director John Ratcliffe forcefully rejected Democratic Representative Jimmy Gomez’s questioning about whether Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was intoxicated during a Signal app discussion on military action against Houthi rebels. The exchange highlighted tensions over the handling of sensitive national security matters.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called for a review of the military's fitness and grooming standards after such policies were loosened under the Biden administration.
