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Pete Hegseth

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Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served as the 29th United States secretary of defense since 2025. Hegseth studied politics at Princeton University, where he was the publisher of The Princeton Tory, a conservative student newspaper. In 2003, he was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Minnesota Army National Guard, serving at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

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🇺🇸 How Hegseth has transformed the Pentagon’s wartime press operation (2026-04-11)
The spotlight of war inevitably shines on the Defense secretary’s personality and priorities. Donald Rumsfeld, Pentagon chief when President George W...
🇺🇸 Biden defense secretary calls Hegseth’s officers purge concerning (2026-04-10)
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Lloyd Austin raises ...
🇺🇸 This Week in DOW: Iran Ceasefire, Daring Rescue, Honoring Gold Star Spouses (2026-04-10)
This week, the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hailed the success of Operation Epic Fury in dismantlin...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth Talks About ‘Negotiating With Bombs.’ But Does He Have a Plan in Iran? (2026-04-10)
We spoke to more than a dozen officials who all worry the country is headed into another quagmire...
🇺🇸 Judge Says Pete Hegseth Can’t Impose New Set Of Pentagon Press Restrictions: “The Curtailment Of First Amendment Rights Is Dangerous At Any Time” (2026-04-09)
A federal judge said Thursday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his team have flouted his order striking down a set of Pentagon press access gui...
🇺🇸 Judge orders Pentagon to restore press access (2026-04-10)
The Pentagon is obstructing reporters and defying an earlier court order that required it to restore access to credentialed journalists covering the D...
🇺🇸 Pentagon turf war ramps up between Hegseth and Driscoll (2026-04-09)
A simmering battle for influence between Pete Hegseth and the Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has reached new heights with the Defense secretary’s purge o...
🇺🇸 Democratic senator: Hegseth 'blowing smoke' with claims about Iran war (2026-04-08)
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Wednesday accused Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of "blowing smoke" over his claims about the U.S.-Israeli conflic...
🇺🇸 Army secretary who clashed with Hegseth says he has no plans to ‘depart or resign' (2026-04-08)
Dan Driscoll said he has no plans to depart or resign as Army secretary, as there has been repeated tension between himself and Defense Secretary Pete...
🇺🇸 Hegseth ousts Army chief of staff in latest Pentagon purge (2026-04-03)
Army Chief of Staff Randy George is out of a job as part of the Trump administration's most recent Pentagon purge. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor ...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees. (2026-04-03)
In sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s calls for Christian prayers for the war effort, Pope Leo XIV says military domination is “entirely for...
🇺🇸 GOP rep on Hegseth firing Army chief of staff: 'I will look into it immediately' (2026-04-03)
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) on Thursday said he will “immediately” look into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent decision to fire Army chief of st...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military bases (2026-04-03)
Defense Department policy has prohibited military personnel from carrying personal weapons on base without permission from a senior commander, with st...
🇬🇧 Pete Hegseth asks US Army's top general to step down (2026-04-02)
Gen Randy George was nominated for the role in 2023 by former President Joe Biden....
🇺🇸 Todd Blanche named acting attorney general and Pete Hegseth forces out top Army chief: Morning Rundown (2026-04-03)
In today’s newsletter: Trump's former personal attorney Todd Blanche is the new acting attorney general....
🇺🇸 Hegseth fires US Army chief of staff in reported string of dismissals (2026-04-03)
Retirement of Randy George is latest high-profile dismissal since the US defence secretary took office last January....
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth forces out Army's top officer (2026-04-03)
Pete Hegseth forces out Army's top officer...
🇬🇧 Pete Hegseth allows troops to carry personal firearms on military bases (2026-04-03)
Defense secretary signs memo letting members request permission to carry firearms on military installationsDefense secretary Pete Hegseth si...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says he will let troops take personal firearms onto military bases (2026-04-03)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he will allow service members to carry personal weapons onto military installations....
🇺🇸 Hegseth fires Army Chief George as Iran war intensifies, oil surges (2026-04-03)
🇺🇸 Hegseth allows troops to carry personal firearms while on base (2026-04-02)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that service members will be allowed to carry their personal firearms on military installations on Thursday, ...
🇺🇸 Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, latest senior military leader to be sacked (2026-04-02)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has asked Gen. Randy George, the Army Chief of Staff, to step down from the Joint Chiefs and take immediate retireme...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders (2026-04-02)
Senior Army officers reacted with anger and frustration to news of Gen. Randy George’s dismissal, characterizing it as the latest blow to the service....
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth fires top Army officer (2026-04-02)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fired a top Army officer, according to three U.S. military officials. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell c...
🇺🇸 Hegseth lifts ban on service members carrying personal firearms on base (2026-04-02)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday that he was lifting a ban on service members’ ability to carry firearms on U.S. military bases. ...
🇺🇸 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forces out Army's top officer (2026-04-02)
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George was expected to remain in his role at least until summer, according to four officials. Hegseth asked him to reti...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Authorizes Off-Duty Service Members to Carry Private Firearms on Installations (2026-04-02)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing military installation commanders to allow War Department personnel to request to carry pri...
🇺🇸 Hegseth asks Army's top uniformed officer to step down as U.S. wages war against Iran (2026-04-02)
The ouster of Gen. Randy George is just the latest of more than a dozen firings of top generals and admirals by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth since h...
🇺🇸 Hegseth has asked US Army chief of staff to step down, CBS News reports (2026-04-02)
🇺🇸 Newsmax primetime host rips Hegseth over Kid Rock helicopter fly-by (2026-04-01)
One of Newsmax's primetime hosts on Wednesday ripped into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after two AH-64 Apache helicopters flew near Kid Rock's Nashv...
🇺🇸 Hegseth lifts Army crew suspension over Kid Rock flyover (2026-04-01)
Hegseth lifts Army crew suspension over Kid Rock flyover...
🇬🇧 Hegseth calls on US allies to 'step up' over Strait of Hormuz (2026-03-31)
The defence secretary's comments came after US President Donald Trump told other nations to "go get your own oil"....
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth Thanks Kid Rock While Lifting Helicopter Pilots’ Suspensions Over Fly-by at Musician’s Home (2026-03-31)
“No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots,” the defense secretary posted on social media about the pilots who flew attack helicopters over ...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Impressed With Centcom Troops, 'Wartime Speed' During Epic Fury (2026-03-31)
After visiting the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said he was beyond impressed with troops engaged in Oper...
🇺🇸 Hegseth slated for House testimony amid Iran war pressure, sources say (2026-03-31)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is tentatively expected to testify publicly before the House Armed Services Committee on April 29, according to two so...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says Iran peace talks are "very real" (2026-03-31)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that apparent peace talks with Iran are "very real" during a Tuesday Pentagon briefing. Meanwhile, Pakistan kic...
🇺🇸 Hegseth to testify before Congress for first time since start of Iran war (2026-03-31)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is slated to testify before the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) at the end of next month, addressing the panel pu...
🇺🇸 WATCH: Hegseth won't say if U.S. will send ground troops into Iran (2026-03-31)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also said talks with Iran to end the conflict are ongoing....
🇺🇸 Hegseth says "upcoming days will be decisive" in Iran war during Pentagon briefing (2026-03-31)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine held a Pentagon briefing on Tuesday about the Iran war. Heg...
🇺🇸 Hegseth visits US troops in Middle East amid war with Iran (2026-03-31)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday morning that he made a previously undisclosed visit to U.S. service members in the U.S. Central Command (C...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says next few days in Iran war will be decisive (2026-03-31)
🇺🇸 Watch Live: Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold news briefing as Iran strikes Kuwaiti oil tanker (2026-03-31)
President Trump on Monday renewed his calls to attack Iranian civilian energy and water infrastructure if no deal is reached to end the war....
🇺🇸 Live updates: Hegseth, Caine give latest on Iran (2026-03-31)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine will brief reporters on Tuesday morning, in the fifth week of the Iran conflict. ...
🇺🇸 Watch live: Hegseth, Caine speak as Iran conflict heats up (2026-03-31)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will speak with reporters Tuesday morning, as the conflict with Iran hea...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth's broker attempted to make defense investments before Iran war: Financial Times (2026-03-31)
Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell dismissed the report in a post on X, calling it "entirely false and fabricated."...
🇬🇧 Hegseth reportedly cuts two Black men and two women from military promotion list (2026-03-27)
US defense secretary axed the four officers’ names from list to become one-star generals, the New York Times reports<ul><li><a href="https:/...
🇺🇸 Hegseth removes 2 Black and 2 female officers from promotion list: Report (2026-03-27)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly blocked the promotion of two Black and two female Army officers to be one-star generals. The New York Ti...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List (2026-03-27)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gende...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Relays Death of Iranian Navy Commander, Provides Additional Epic Fury Updates (2026-03-26)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth relayed the killing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy's top commander by the Israeli military, as part of on...
🇺🇸 Who Said It: Pete Hegseth, or Colin Jost Playing Pete Hegseth? (2026-03-26)
The Pentagon chief's Iran war press briefings are absurd, maybe even more so than Saturday Night Live 's parodies of them...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says he welcomes deal with Iran, but Pentagon will keep 'negotiating with bombs' (2026-03-26)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would welcome a U.S.-led negotiated peace deal with Iran, after President Trump indicated earlier this week tha...
🇬🇧 Hegseth prays at Pentagon service for ‘overwhelming violence’ against enemies (2026-03-26)
Remarks come after defense secretary calls for changes to military’s chaplain corps, which had been ‘watered down’The defense secretary, Pet...
🇺🇸 Hegseth prays at service for violence against 'those who deserve no mercy' (2026-03-26)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prayed at a Wednesday service in the Pentagon for violence against those “who deserve no mercy” and for god to "break t...
🇺🇸 James Talarico Responds With ‘Love’ To Hegseth Pastor’s Criticism (2026-03-25)
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, said, “You may pray for my death, Pastor, but I still love you.” The pastor said he was ca...
🇺🇸 At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy' (2026-03-25)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has hosted a monthly Christian prayer and worship service at the Pentagon, the first since the Iran war began....
🇺🇸 Hegseth: Military chaplains will no longer display rank (2026-03-25)
U.S. military chaplains will no longer wear their rank insignia, instead displaying insignia that reflects their religious affiliation, Defense Secret...
🇺🇸 The New York Times Says Pentagon Is “Defying” Court Order, Asks Judge To Compel Pete Hegseth’s Team To Remove Press Access Restrictions (2026-03-24)
The New York Times is seeking a new order that compels Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team to rescind a set of press access restrictions that a fede...
🇺🇸 WATCH: 'We negotiate with bombs,' Hegseth says of U.S. air campaign in Iran (2026-03-24)
President Donald Trump has listed five objectives that the U.S. wants to achieve before ending its war with Iran. Now, as he suggests the U.S. may soo...
🇺🇸 Hegseth disappointed with possible negotiated ceasefire with Iran, Trump says (2026-03-24)
Presented by Lanteris Space Systems {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story Hegseth disappointed...
🇺🇸 Hegseth 'disappointed' by idea of ceasefire with Iran, says Trump (2026-03-24)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth along with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine were “disappointed” by the idea of a U.S. negotiated ceasefire...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Lauds Parity in Pay, Benefits for Guardsmen, Praises Memphis Crime Reduction (2026-03-24)
During a roundtable review of crime reduction in Memphis, Tenn., Secretary of War Pete Hegseth lauded President Donald J. Trump's announcement that so...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth Responds To Court Rebuke With New Policy That Pushes Press To Workspace Annex Outside Of Pentagon (2026-03-23)
The Defense Department announced a new policy for press access after a federal judge ruled that its previous set of restrictions were unconstitutional...
🇺🇸 Trump says Hegseth 'first one to speak up' in support of Iran war (2026-03-23)
President Trump indicated on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was the first top administration official to back the U.S. military attacks ag...
🇬🇧 Pete Hegseth is promoting a nihilist cult of death | Jan-Werner Mueller (2026-03-23)
The Trump administration is embracing violence for the sake of violenceIt appears that members of Trump’s cabinet get chosen not despite the...
🇬🇧 Digested week: Hegseth chides media for focusing on trivial issue of his Iran strategy (2026-03-20)
Cheerleader-in-chief demands more enthusiasm for US-Israeli assault that is helping Russia pay for its war on UkraineWhen even your mother c...
🇺🇸 Judge rules Pentagon press policy under Hegseth unconstitutional (2026-03-20)
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Pentagon’s new policy restricting press access violates the First Amendment, siding with The New York Times. “Th...
🇺🇸 Judge Tosses Out Pete Hegseth’s Press Restrictions That Led To Exodus Of Journalists From Pentagon (2026-03-20)
The Pentagon’s new restrictions on press access violate the First and Fifth Amendment, a federal judge ruled on Friday, delivering a victory to media ...
🇬🇧 Father of killed US military member disputes Hegseth’s claim he said to ‘finish’ the job in Iran (2026-03-20)
Defense secretary had said relatives of service members killed in refueling tanker crash told him ‘do not stop until the job is done’<ul><li><p...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might (2026-03-20)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has imbued U.S. military actions with a Christian moral underpinning that suggests they are divinely sanctioned....
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth's Christian rhetoric reignites scrutiny after the U.S. goes to war with Iran (2026-03-20)
Hegseth has pushed policy changes that reflect his Christian views, including a revamp of the military chaplain corps....
🇺🇸 Hegseth hammers European allies, media in staunch Trump defense over Iran war (2026-03-20)
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Hegseth goes after allies, media ▪ Trump says no boots on ground in ...
🇺🇸 Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job (2026-03-19)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump have said the families of service members who died in the Iran war told them to finish the j...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says no ‘timeframe’ for war on Iran as Pentagon asks for $200bn (2026-03-19)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hints war funding may change, leaving timeline decisions to President Trump....
🇺🇸 Hegseth, Caine Remind Senate Youth Delegates That Rebuilding the Force Starts With People (2026-03-19)
Senior military leaders and mentors at the Pentagon met with 104 student delegates of the United States Senate Youth Program to discuss leadership, pu...
🇺🇸 Hegseth insists US is meeting Iran war objectives (2026-03-19)
US Defense Secretary insisted Washington is meeting its objectives against Iran despite escalating attacks on Gulf....
🇺🇸 Hegseth says potential $200 billion Iran war spending request could shift: 'Takes money to kill bad guys' (2026-03-19)
🇺🇸 Live updates: Hegseth, Caine slated to give Day 20 briefing; Iran targets Gulf energy sites (2026-03-19)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will brief media first thing Thursday on the latest Operation E...
🇺🇸 Watch live: Hegseth, Caine give update on US military operation in Iran (2026-03-19)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will speak to reporters Thursday morning to provide an update on the U.S...
🇺🇸 Hegseth and Caine holding briefing on Iran war (2026-03-19)
Despite U.S. and Israeli strikes against senior Iranian leaders, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told senators Wednesday the regime "a...
🇺🇸 I went to the Pentagon to watch Pete Hegseth scold war reporters (2026-03-17)
It is day 13 of America's surprise war with Iran - by sheer coincidence, it's Friday the 13th - and I am delirious. I haven't had a coffee since I wok...
🇺🇸 Hegseth has no place as the voice of American war (2026-03-17)
A serious military does not celebrate destruction as proof of strength. And it does not treat the rules that govern force as optional....
🇺🇸 John Oliver Denounces Pete Hegseth’s Comments Celebrating David Ellison’s CNN Takeover & White House’s Iran War “Hype Videos” (2026-03-16)
In his post-Oscars broadcast, John Oliver denounced Pete Hegseth’s recent comments about CNN surrounding its Iran War coverage and the White House’s p...
🇺🇸 ‘SNL’ Cold Open: Pete Hegseth Has Some Terrible Advice for Trapped Oil Tankers (2026-03-15)
Donald Trump summons the Defense secretary to explain why the U.S. has "won" the war against Iran and why the media should stop worrying about it...
🇺🇸 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Opens With Scathing Take On Donald Trump And Pete Hegseth’s Handling Of High Gas Prices And Other Iran War Fallout (2026-03-15)
Saturday Night Live again went with a cold open that skewered Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth for their lack of planning for the fallout from the war in...
🇬🇧 Democratic lawmaker condemns Hegseth’s call for ‘no quarter’ for US enemies (2026-03-14)
Defense secretary appeared to endorse killing prisoners, a violation of international law, during press briefingA top Democratic lawmaker wi...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says Iran showing "sheer desperation" in Strait of Hormuz as oil tankers remain stuck (2026-03-13)
With tankers on fire and ships dead in the water, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tried to project the U.S. was in control of the Strait of Hormuz. As ...
🇬🇧 Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran (2026-03-13)
US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive light<ul><li><a href="ht...
🇺🇸 Experts doubt Hegseth claim no need to ‘worry about’ Hormuz (2026-03-14)
Experts doubt Pete Hegseth’s claims that the US is working effectively to reopen the Strait of Hormuz....
🇺🇸 The U.S. Is Sending More Troops to the Middle East (2026-03-13)
Plus, Cuba is in talks with the U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday....
🇺🇸 Top Iranian official responds to Hegseth's claim leaders 'hiding' like 'rats' (2026-03-13)
A top Iranian official condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s comparison of Iranian leaders to “rats” on Friday. “Iran’s leadership is in no bette...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth Says ‘the Sooner David Ellison’ Buys CNN, ‘the Better’ (2026-03-13)
The remarks fueled concerns that CNN’s prospective new owner may shift its coverage in a Trump-friendly direction....
🇺🇸 Hegseth Says Iran's Defense Industrial Base Nearing Complete Destruction (2026-03-13)
In addition to the extensive damage the U.S. and Israeli militaries have been inflicting upon the Iranian terrorist regime's active combat forces, the...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Demands Favorable Coverage As Iran Death Toll Increases (2026-03-13)
Following the death of six more American service members, the Secretary of Defense is stressing over negative headlines...
🇺🇸 Iran’s new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, Hegseth says (2026-03-13)
🇺🇸 Watch Live: Hegseth, Caine give Iran war update at Pentagon (2026-03-13)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are giving a briefing on Operation Epic Fury in Iran Friday....
🇺🇸 Hegseth says Iran's supreme leader 'wounded and likely disfigured' (2026-03-13)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday morning that Iran's new supreme leader is “wounded and likely disfigured,” confirming reports that Mojtaba ...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says Iran's leader is 'likely disfigured' (2026-03-13)
Hegseth says Iran's leader is 'likely disfigured'...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth Slams CNN In Pentagon Briefing: “The Sooner David Ellison Takes Over That Network, the Better” (2026-03-13)
The Secretary of War was responding to a CNN report that suggested the Trump administration was not prepared for Iran's effort to shut the Strait of H...
🇺🇸 Hegseth claims press is misguiding public about Iran war, warns strikes on Tehran are ramping up (2026-03-13)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth bashed the press during a Pentagon briefing on Friday, claiming news headlines are misguiding the public about U.S. ...
🇺🇸 Hegseth defends Vance over reports of division with Trump over Iran (2026-03-13)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Vice President JD Vance an “indispensable voice” in the administration, defending him when asked Friday about re...
🇬🇧 Hegseth claims Iran is unable to build more weapons and that new supreme leader is ‘likely disfigured’ – Middle East crisis live (2026-03-13)
The country’s ‘production lines, their military plants, their defence innovation centres’ have been destroyed, said the US defence secretary<ul...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth Goes Off On CNN At Pentagon Presser, Says “The Sooner David Ellison Takes Over That Network, The Better” (2026-03-13)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave another media critique at a Pentagon press conference on Friday, this time singling out a CNN report that the T...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth Says ‘The Sooner David Ellison Takes Over’ CNN ‘the Better’ in Slamming Outlet’s Report That Trump Administration ‘Underestimated’ Iran Attack’s Impact on Strait of Hormuz (2026-03-13)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is rooting for David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance to close its $111 billion deal to acquire CNN parent Warner Bros. ...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says new supreme leader was ‘wounded and likely disfigured' (2026-03-13)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was “wounded and likely disfigured.” Khamenei put out a written st...
🇺🇸 Hegseth blasts CNN: 'The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better' (2026-03-13)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted CNN Friday morning for its coverage of the Iran war, exclaiming that the “sooner” Paramount CEO David Ellison “...
🇺🇸 Iran latest: Hegseth promises that U.S. military will reopen Strait of Hormuz (2026-03-13)
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth on Strait of Hormuz: 'Don't need to worry about it' (2026-03-13)
The Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical chokepoint for oil shipments, has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel began the war on I...
🇺🇸 Watch live: Hegseth, Caine brief reporters as Iran war hits 2-week mark (2026-03-13)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine will brief reporters on Friday morning as the Iran war nears the two-week mark. T...
🇺🇸 Live updates: Hegseth holds Iran briefing after Air Force crash kills 4 (2026-03-13)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will hold a press briefing about the military operation in Iran on Friday morning, the second this week. It comes after...
🇺🇸 Hegseth’s Boasts of ‘Maximum’ Engagement Authorities Face Scrutiny After School Is Hit (2026-03-13)
The defense secretary has disparaged restrictive rules for opening fire that are aimed at reducing the risk of mistakes and civilian casualties....
🇬🇧 Questions mount for Hegseth over possible US involvement in strike on Iranian school (2026-03-12)
Democrats have written to ask the defence secretary whether the US was responsible, but he says the issue is being investigated....
🇺🇸 Gillibrand says Hegseth should resign over Iran school strike (2026-03-12)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is calling for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s resignation amid mounting questions about how a deadly strike on an a...
🇺🇸 Hegseth orders 'ruthless, no-excuses' review of military legal offices (2026-03-12)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a "ruthless" overhaul of the military’s legal offices. “For too long, over 20 years, legal shops...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth’s Rhetoric of Violence (2026-03-12)
We examine the defense secretary’s view of war....
🇬🇧 ‘America’s mortal enemy’: Pete Hegseth expressed extreme antipathy toward Iran for years (2026-03-12)
Comments in books, speeches and videos shed new light on defense secretary’s personal commitment to war on IranThe US defense secretary, <a ...
🇺🇸 How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness (2026-03-12)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the military’s war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq....
🇬🇧 Ben Jennings on Trump and Hegseth: mission accomplished? – cartoon (2026-03-11)
 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/mar/11/ben-jennings-donald-trump-pete-hegseth-cartoon">Continue reading...</a>...
🇺🇸 Late Night Makes Fun of Pete Hegseth’s Fruit Baskets (2026-03-11)
The Pentagon reportedly spent lavishly on doughnuts, ice cream machines and stickers — “and despite all that, nobody came to Pete Hegseth’s birthday p...
🇺🇸 Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert Take Aim at Pete Hegseth’s Overspending: ‘You’re Ordering What?’ (2026-03-11)
"Can you imagine the size of the egg Sean Hannity would lay if a Democrat had spent millions of dollars on lobster tails and sushi preparation tables?...
🇺🇸 Hegseth insists Iran conflict will not be open ended: "They are badly losing" (2026-03-10)
With the war well into its second week and a majority of Americans opposed, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted the conflict in Iran will not be o...
🇺🇸 Inside the Iran war on what Hegseth says will be most intense day of strikes (2026-03-10)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday morning that, "Today will be, yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran." CBS News' Charlie D...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Says U.S. Attacks Intensify Under Epic Fury, While Iranian Responses Slow (2026-03-10)
Nearly 11 days into Operation Epic Fury, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the U.S attacks continue to be strong while Iranian responses wane....
🇺🇸 WATCH: Hegseth says Tuesday will be 'most intense day of strikes' on Iran (2026-03-10)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's statement came shortly after he said that "the last 24 hours have seen Iran fire the lowest amount of missiles the...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth vows ‘most intense day’ of US strikes against Iran (2026-03-10)
Pete Hegseth says Donald Trump controls the pace of the war, but acknowledges that Israel has its own objectives....
🇬🇧 Pete Hegseth warns of ‘most intense’ day of US strikes on Iran yet (2026-03-10)
Pentagon chief spoke with Gen Dan Caine at a press conference and blamed Iran for civilian casualties <ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardi...
🇺🇸 Hegseth promises "most intense day of strikes" on Iran at Pentagon briefing | Special Report (2026-03-10)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine held a Pentagon briefing on Tuesday. Hegseth said Tuesday would ...
🇺🇸 Iran conflict latest: Hegseth says U.S. carry out most intense strikes so far (2026-03-10)
🇺🇸 Live updates: Hegseth says Iran faces 'most intense day' of attack (2026-03-10)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is holding a briefing alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine on Tuesday morning. President Trump on ...
🇺🇸 Tuesday will be most intense day of strikes on Iran, Hegseth says (2026-03-10)
🇺🇸 Watch live: Hegseth, Caine give remarks as Trump suggests Iran war could end soon (2026-03-10)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will speak with the media Tuesday morning as tensions with Iran persist follo...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold news briefing as Iran launches new attacks (2026-03-10)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine are holding a news briefing as Iran launched new attacks Tuesday at...
🇺🇸 Democrats threaten more Iran war powers votes, call for Hegseth, Rubio to testify (2026-03-10)
Democrats are vowing to interrupt normal order in the Senate unless Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio testify publicly....
🇺🇸 Hegseth on potential of U.S. boots on the ground in Iran: "We're willing to go as far as we need to" (2026-03-09)
When asked about the potential for U.S. troops on the ground in Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Majo...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says "we never target civilians" as report finds U.S. "likely" involved in strike on school (2026-03-09)
Sources tell CBS News that a preliminary intelligence assessment suggests the U.S. is "likely" responsible for the bombing of a girls' school in Iran ...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says he and Trump 'reserve the right' to send US troops to Iran (2026-03-09)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is refusing to rule out U.S. boots on the ground in Iran as the joint military operations with Israel against the count...
🇬🇧 Pete Hegseth says ‘there will be more casualties’ in US war with Iran (2026-03-09)
Comments from defense secretary come as number of US service members killed in conflict has climbed to seven<ul><li><a href="https://www.the...
🇺🇸 3/8/2026: Targeting Americans; Secretary Hegseth (2026-03-09)
First, a Havana Syndrome investigation is criticized. Then, Pete Hegseth: The 60 Minutes Interview....
🇺🇸 Hegseth says ‘there will be more casualties’ in Iran operation (2026-03-09)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that “there will be more casualties” in the ongoing U.S. operation against Iran, with seven American service membe...
🇺🇸 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's extended 60 Minutes interview (2026-03-08)
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett sat down with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington, D.C. They spoke on Friday, March 6th...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth: The 60 Minutes Interview (2026-03-08)
As the war with Iran entered its second week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed where the U.S. campaign stands and what President Trump's call ...
🇺🇸 Secretary Hegseth | Sunday on 60 Minutes (2026-03-08)
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett interviews Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the state of the war with Iran. Hegseth says "th...
🇺🇸 Trump, Vance and Hegseth witness dignified transfer for six Americans killed in action (2026-03-08)
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday traveled to Dover, Delaware, to witness the dignified transfer...
🇬🇧 ‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war (2026-03-08)
Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflictBrash and bellicose, ...
🇺🇸 SNL’s Pete Hegseth & Kristi Noem Cold Open Skewers DHS Boss’ Pink-Slipping: “I Didn’t Get Fired, I Self-Deported” (2026-03-08)
Even with Ryan Gosling back as host tonight, SNL eschewed a Hail Mary for its cold open and went with tradition with another predictable and still hil...
🇺🇸 Trump, Hegseth claim Iran bombed girls' school, not the US (2026-03-08)
President Trump on Saturday accused Iran of bombing an Iranian girls' school, while several media outlets reported that the explosions were likely cau...
🇺🇸 Hegseth on reports of Russia helping Iran: ‘No one’s putting us in danger’ (2026-03-07)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rebuffed concerns that Russia is supporting Iran amid the U.S.’s ongoing military operation in the Middle East. Hegseth...
🇺🇸 Hegseth's remarks highlight the government's reluctance to show human costs of war (2026-03-06)
Remarks by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the American press emphasizes U.S. casualties in the Iran war because it "wants to make the president l...
🇺🇸 Hegseth's comments are a reminder that government isn't always eager to show the human cost to war (2026-03-06)
Remarks by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the American press emphasizes U.S. casualties in the Iran war because it "wants to make the president l...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says anyone helping Iran's war efforts will be "confronted strongly" (2026-03-06)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. will confront "anything that shouldn't be happening, whether it's in public or back-channeled."...
🇺🇸 Hegseth responds to report Russia shared intel with Iran (2026-03-06)
In response to reports that Russia is providing intel to Iran on U.S. positions and movements, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told 60 Minutes, "We're ...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Says There's No Shortage of American Will, Resources in Operation Epic Fury (2026-03-06)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said there is no shortage of American will, nor is there a shortage of materiel, when it comes to U.S. kinetic engagemen...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says U.S. has taken out much of Iran's Navy (2026-03-05)
Hegseth says U.S. has taken out much of Iran's Navy...
🇺🇸 Hegseth suggests Iran strikes creating conditions for revolution (2026-03-05)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said there will “come a moment” when President Trump or the Iranian people decide to rise up against the co...
🇺🇸 US not expanding military objectives in Iran, Hegseth says (2026-03-05)
🇺🇸 Hegseth on Iran war: "If you think you've seen something, just wait" (2026-03-05)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an update on operations in Iran at the CENTCOM headquarters in Florida on Thursday. Former national security advis...
🇺🇸 Watch live: Hegseth, CENTCOM commander brief reporters on Iran operation (2026-03-05)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the U.S. Central Command, will brief reporters Thursday afternoon on the U.S. militar...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Promotes Regional Border Security, Signs Joint Security Declaration at Inaugural Counter Cartel Conference (2026-03-05)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth underscored the importance of strong, regional border security during the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference a...
🇬🇧 Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels (2026-03-05)
Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangsPete Hegseth, the U...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Promotes Regional Border Security at Inaugural Counter Cartel Conference (2026-03-05)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth underscored the importance of strong, regional border security during the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference a...
🇺🇸 Pentagon identifies two soldiers killed in Iran war (2026-03-05)
🇺🇸 Tech industry group expresses 'concern' to Pete Hegseth over supply chain risk label (2026-03-04)
The Information Technology Industry Council's letter doesn't name Anthropic, but lands days after the AI company was designated a supply chain risk....
🇺🇸 Hegseth touts U.S. military tactics in Iran war (2026-03-04)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth touted the U.S. military's tactics against Iran and gave updates on recent strikes. CBS News senior White House corr...
🇺🇸 Watch Live: Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold news conference amid Iran war (2026-03-02)
The Pentagon announced Monday that a fourth American service member has been killed in Operation Epic Fury....
🇺🇸 Hegseth leaves door open for boots on the ground in Iran (2026-03-02)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday left the door open for boots on the ground in Iran, but said the United States would not be pulled into an “e...
🇺🇸 Hegseth: 'We didn't start this war but under President Trump we're finishing it' (2026-03-02)
The remarks are the first to reporters since the U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran began Saturday despite weeks of talks designed to stave...
🇺🇸 Trump and Pete Hegseth Try to Justify Iran War on ‘SNL’: ‘I Don’t Know What I’m Doing’ (2026-03-01)
Clearly the “Saturday Night Live” writing team had a lot of work to do on Saturday, as they opened the show with a sketch about President Trump’s earl...
🇺🇸 Anthropic Hits Back After US Military Labels It a 'Supply Chain Risk' (2026-02-28)
Anthropic says it would be “legally unsound” for the Pentagon to blacklist its technology after talks over military use of its artificial intelligence...
🇺🇸 Scouting America to alter policies to keep military support, Hegseth says (2026-02-28)
Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts of America, will change several of its policies at the Pentagon's urging after Defense Secretary Pete Hegset...
🇺🇸 This Week in DOW: Honoring Heroes, Patrolling Oceans, Uncovering Truth, Out There (2026-02-28)
This week, President Donald J. Trump delivered the State of Union address and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth continued the Arsenal of Freedom tour with...
🇺🇸 Defense secretary Pete Hegseth designates Anthropic a supply chain risk (2026-02-27)
Nearly two hours after President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he was banning Anthropic products from the federal government, Secretary ...
🇺🇸 In extraordinary move, Pentagon designates Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' to U.S. national security (2026-02-27)
The Pentagon is designating artificial intelligence company Anthropic a "supply chain risk" to U.S. national security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth designates Anthropic as supply-chain risk amid feud (2026-02-27)
President Trump ordered the federal government to cut ties with tech start-up Anthropic. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also said he will designate An...
🇺🇸 Pentagon to cut ties with Columbia, Yale, Brown and others Hegseth accuses of 'wokeness' (2026-02-27)
The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown and other universities starting next school year amid a campaign...
🇺🇸 Hegseth says Pentagon designating Anthropic as supply chain risk after Trump bans AI firm (2026-02-27)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk shortly after President Trump directed all federal ag...
🇺🇸 Scouting America changing policies to maintain military support, Hegseth says (2026-02-27)
Scouting America has agreed to change several of its policies to maintain financial backing from the Pentagon, including that membership in the organi...
🇺🇸 Hegseth Inducts Naval Aviator, Medal of Honor Recipient Into Pentagon Hall of Heroes (2026-02-25)
Retired Navy Capt. Elmer Royce Williams, who received the Medal of Honor from President Donald J. Trump during the State of the Union, was inducted in...
🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth goes to battle with Anthropic (2026-02-24)
Should AI labs unquestioningly obey the Pentagon’s orders?...
🇺🇸 Hegseth demands full military access to Anthropic's AI model by end of week (2026-02-24)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei he had until the end of this week to give the military a signed document that would gra...