WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has continued to back Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the face of escalating criticism over a follow-up strike on a suspected drug boat that his Pentagon chief ...

For reporters who covered President Donald Trump’s tumultuous first term, the last week has imparted a profound sense of deja vu as more and more information has emerged about a Sept. 2 drone strike ...

Pete Hegseth has enough votes to become nation’s Secretary of Defense, top Republican tells Trump - The former Fox News host is due to attend a confirmation hearing for the top Pentagon job on January ...

Donald Trump is still backing Pete Hegseth, despite growing scrutiny over reports that the defense secretary issued orders to mercilessly kill survivors of a September 2 airstrike on a small boat in ...