Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says military bases in Indiana and New Jersey could house detained immigrants without ...

Hegseth and Caine Delve Into Details but Not Results of Iranian Strikes Neither man gave new assessments of the state of Iran’s nuclear program or the damage to its sites.

The U.S. defense secretary was in the difficult position of praising American military might while acknowledging people’s concerns about another conflict.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine took contrasting approaches to advising President Trump on whether to bomb Iran.

In a fiery press conference, the defense secretary attacked media outlets that reported on a U.S. intelligence report about the attacks.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine held a Thursday morning news conference to respond to an early leaked intelligence report suggesting U.S. strikes against Iran likely put the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that despite a surprise attack overnight on Iranian nuclear sites, America “does not seek war.” Watch the Pentagon news briefing in the video player ...

The United State's bombing of Iran's nuclear sites used decoy fighters and "misdirection" to carry out the secret operation, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth criticized the media during a Pentagon press briefing over reports on the effectiveness of U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Nicolle Wallace says Pete Hegseth's news conference failed to resolve the issue “haunting” the Trump administration in the wake of the U.S. airstrikes on Iran.

During his half-hour briefing, Hegseth ticked through a range of intelligence information, although little of it was new. He read from a Wednesday letter penned by CIA Director John Ratcliffe that ...