Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing backlash after issuing orders on Friday restricting credentialed journalists from unescorted access to much of the Pentagon building. Newsweek contacted the ...

Within days of a Jan. 30 meeting with President Donald Trump, Hegseth paused 11 planes carrying artillery shells and other ...

Trump has repeatedly insisted he’s sticking by Hegseth, despite all of the controversy. He told The Atlantic recently that he’s spoken to Hegseth about his issues, and that he’s confident ...

President Trump playfully ribbed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the recent controversies he has faced while kicking off remarks from his department secretaries during a cabinet meeting Wednesday.

Read Next: Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving Hegseth has been engulfed in controversy for weeks after it was revealed that he ...

Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz reiterated the administration’s support for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Sunday ... a wave of high-profile controversies and resignations ...

Hegseth’s visit came amid growing reports of dysfunction at the Pentagon, including staff firings and a second controversy involving his use of the encrypted messaging app Signal on an unsecured ...