Pete Hegseth couldn't answer how many generals and admirals he's fired as the US Secretary of Defense was grilled about his military purge, Greenland plans and Signal group chat leak

Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) told Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to "get the hell out" in an explosive exchange during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday. Why it matters: The congressman grilled Hegseth on a variety of issues,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for his first Senate appearance since his January confirmation amid renewed scrutiny following reports of disarray in the Pentagon earlier this year.

A Democratic House representative told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "get the hell out" of the Pentagon, calling him "an embarrassment"

The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.

During a tense congressional hearing on Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to confirm that the Pentagon has contingency plans

Hegseth is "making the Pentagon as difficult to cover as possible. And the next step is to ban reporters entirely from the Pentagon" The post Veteran Pentagon Reporter Details Pete Hegseth’s Restrictions on the Media: ‘Next Step Is to Ban Reporters Entirely’ first appeared on Mediaite.

After persistent questioning about the cost of sending National Guard members and Marines to Los Angeles, Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who said it would cost $134 million. Hegseth defended Trump’s decision to send the troops, saying they are needed to protect federal agents as they do their jobs.