In August, Hegseth established the Mexican Border Defense Medal to recognize the service members at the southern border. It is identical to a medal awarded in 1918 for troops that served along the border.

A lawyer for the Arizona Democrat warned the Defense Department that any legal action it may take “would be unconstitutional and an extraordinary abuse of power.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday vowed that the U.S. will “avenge … with overwhelming force” the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an ambush in Syria. Sgt. Edgar Brian

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announces revival of medal honoring U.S. forces who served along the southern border.

The Pentagon did not conduct a routine investigation into the impact of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s disclosure of sensitive military information in a group chat on Signal earlier this year and whether it damaged national security – in part because Hegseth never authorized it,

Pete Hegseth was on Fox News in 2016 when he called Trump an 'armchair tough guy.' Trump said the military would follow his illegal orders. See comments

A forthcoming inspector general report finds that had intel shared by Hegseth been intercepted by an adversary, it would have endangered servicemembers, according to a source who viewed the findings.

Hegseth made a trip down to "Rocket City" on Friday. While the publicized part of the visit focused on the new headquarters for U.S. Space Command, the War Secretary's tour also shone a spotlight on U.

The report concerns a video in which Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, and five other Democratic lawmakers reminded military members of their obligation to refuse illegal orders.

The US Navy has submitted its recommendations on potential punishments, if any for Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his participation in a video that reminded US troops they have a duty to refuse illegal orders,