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

In the video, which has been making the rounds across social media, Hegseth stands on the lawn of the Pentagon while a small drone hovers above him, holding a memo for the secretary to sign.

Republican senators say reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth froze weapons shipments to Ukraine without getting approval from President Trump raise serious questions about the level of ...

Pete Hegseth warns Pentagon 'leakers' might face prosecution "Disgruntled former employees are peddling things to try to save their ass, and ultimately, that's not going to work," Hegseth said.

Why Hegseth’s second Signal chat may be worse than the first Military lawyers question Pentagon head Pete Hegseth's defense that he didn't share anything revealing in Signal chat group with his ...

Will Pete Hegseth Be Fired? What to Know. Published Apr 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM EDT Updated Apr 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM EDT. By . Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K.

Pete Hegseth, a former Army major and the current defense secretary, out of ignorance or arrogance, broke every basic rule of OPSEC — not once but twice.

Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...

Pete Hegseth defending himself after he shared information in a second Signal group chat with family members and his personal lawyer, arguing the messages were “informal” and “unclassified." ...