When President Donald Trump searched for his top Cabinet secretaries, a flair for running a smooth governing machine was nowhere on the job description.

Donald Trump outright called his Pentagon chief the “Secretary of War” Friday while also seemingly believing Pete Hegseth actually appeared on Fox News to talk “about modern weapons and ...

Reports that Pete Hegseth freezed weapons shipments to Ukraine without President Donald Trump's approval or knowledge are raising questions about coordination between the White House and Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting ...

President Trump referred to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as Secretary of War. Here's what that means.

President Donald Trump was mocked Friday for appearing to believe Pete Hegseth had made a live appearance that morning on Fox News. “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was great on Fox News this ...

The Pentagon’s puer aeternus, Pete Hegseth, was sitting right beside Trump. And reporters soon ferreted out the information that perennial screw-up Hegseth had ordered the pause without telling ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly didn’t tell President Trump or seek his permission before ordering a pause in shipments of arms to embattled Ukraine last week. Trump was unhappy and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not inform President Donald Trump or the White House before authorizing a pause on the delivery of weapons to Ukraine last week, according to a report. CNN cited ...

Hegseth announced the directive in a flashy video, equipped with a drone delivering him the memo, posted to X, formerly Twitter.

Or is Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth a rogue actor, perhaps creating policy that he assumes Trump would approve but without getting formal approval?