Controversy has plagued Hegseth since Trump first nominated him to serve as the Secretary of Defense — from sexual assault ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces increasing scrutiny after sensitive military plans were shared in a private chat. Former ...

While wear, tear and environmental impacts on the cockpit’s canopy glass don't affect airworthiness, it impacts the ...

Trump has tasked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem to recommend whether he should ...

This is why Hegseth seems safe for now despite stunning new revelations that he shared sensitive military plans in a group ...

Here’s the long and the short of it, though: Hegseth is safe until he isn’t. Trump’s Cabinet picks are not famed for their ...

Another former defense secretary, Mark Esper, wrote his resignation letter months before a departure that was made inevitable when he publicly said he’d oppose the use of troops to quell ...

Nancy A. Youssef is a national security correspondent whose reporting has focused largely on the U.S. military and the Arab world.

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.