The security detail for former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, which was provided by the Defense Department, was revoked ...

President Donald Trump says he has fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper. It's a stunning move on the heels of Trump’s failed reelection bid. It could also unsettle U.S. allies and partners.

An as-yet unpublished executive order purports to utilize a little-used provision allowing the president to restrict ...

Mark Esper Says Trump Complained that U.S ... that he believed the president was immoral and dishonest. Trump's Defense Secretary Claims He Asked About Shooting Protesters, Firing Missiles ...

Trump first considered using this authority in early 2020, granting then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper the ability to exclude the Pentagon from federal labor law. Following bipartisan pushback in ...