Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards ...

During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he didn't know who approved the halt in shipments.

Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / ) Pete Hegseth, the defense ...

A student paper at Hegseth's alma mater claimed that the 2003 senior thesis of the U.S. Defense Secretary contains eight instances of "uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying" ...

Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton has said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should leave his job “for his own safety’s sake.” The former Bush UN ambassador and foreign ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was accused of plagiarism by The Daily Princetonian, his alma mater's student newspaper.

Pete Hegseth, the frequently embattled Trump administration defense secretary, has now been accused of plagiarism by the student newspaper of his alma mater, Princeton University.

But Hegseth labeled the leakers “pushing and peddling things that try to sabotage the president's agenda,” citing “sufficient evidence” from an internal investigation.

What to watch: Curtis has been slow to signal his support for Trump nominees, but ultimately backed Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense last week.