Obama officials and Trump critics spoke harshly of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he took returning Ukraine to its ...

Two percent is a start, as President Trump has said, but it’s not enough, nor is 3%, nor is 4% — more like 5%,” the defense ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there’s “no betrayal” in the U.S. position on ending the war in Ukraine, as the Trump ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday responded to global blowback to his comments this week that Ukraine should not ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a group of European leaders that restoring Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was an 'illusionary ...

In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said it was "unrealistic" for Ukraine to attempt to get all of its territory back from Russia.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hammered home a message upon arrival at NATO headquarters Thursday that allies need to show ...

The clarification appeared designed to address the backlash ignited by his remarks as President Trump pursues negotiations to ...

Pete Hegseth says the U.S. will no longer be the "primary guarantor of security in Europe," which he said must step up to ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government in Kyiv have demanded full territorial liberation -- whether by military or ...