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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., moved Tuesday to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Trump administration’s war with Iran, accusing the Pentagon chief of exceeding his constitutional authority and defying Congress. Massie read his articles of impeachment aloud on the House floor shortly after the chamber convened, arguing that Hegseth …

The Pentagon has subjected roughly 50 members of the military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests as investigators search for the source of leaks to journalists about the war with Iran and declining U.S. weapons stockpiles, an unusually broad effort that has intensified scrutiny of the Trump administration’s approach to classified …

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to leave the Trump administration within days after the White House accepted his resignation, according to a person familiar with the matter and a White House official. The resignation comes after months of speculation about Driscoll’s future. NBC News reported last week that he …

The Pentagon has quietly placed several conservative military veterans with large online followings in government positions, while declining to disclose their roles as they publicly amplify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s views and criticize his opponents, according to people familiar with the matter and Pentagon records reviewed by The Washington Post. …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that U.S. forces have achieved a “historic and overwhelming victory” against Iran but will remain in the region to ensure compliance with a tentative peace agreement announced by President Donald Trump. “We’ll be hanging around. We’re not going anywhere,” Hegseth said during a Pentagon …

Pete Hegseth has forced the Army’s top officer, Randy George, to step down and retire effective immediately, defense officials said Thursday, marking the latest in a sweeping overhaul of senior military leadership during an active conflict with Iran. The abrupt move removes the United States Army chief of staff well …

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to punish Sen. Mark Kelly, ruling that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated the Arizona Democrat’s First Amendment rights by seeking to downgrade his military retirement rank and pay over remarks critical of the administration. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, a …

A federal judge signaled Tuesday that he is likely to rule in favor of Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., in his lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to reduce his military retirement rank and pay over a video urging troops to reject unlawful orders. During a hearing in U.S. District Court, …

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona filed a civil lawsuit Monday against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, seeking to block the Pentagon from downgrading his military retirement rank and pay in what Kelly calls an unprecedented act of political retaliation by the Trump administration. In a 46-page complaint filed in federal …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that he has formally censured Sen. Mark Kelly and initiated administrative proceedings to review whether the Arizona Democrat’s Navy rank should be reduced in retirement, escalating a weeks-long dispute over the senator’s public criticism of U.S. military operations. Hegseth announced the move on social …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information marked as classified on a personal Signal chat about a pending U.S. military operation in Yemen, according to a Defense Department inspector general report delivered to Congress this week, raising new questions about his handling of sensitive battlefield intelligence. The findings, described by two …

What began Tuesday as a meandering, unfocused Cabinet meeting marked by a dozing president, rambling speeches and even a senior official’s doodles abruptly transformed into a combustible exchange as President Donald Trump declared he did not want Somalis in the United States and his defense secretary struggled to defend a …

The publisher of the “Franklin the Turtle” children’s books is condemning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he posted a doctored image of the beloved character appearing to attack suspected narcotics traffickers, a move that drew fresh criticism as the Pentagon faces scrutiny over lethal U.S. strikes in the Caribbean. The …

Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews into U.S. military strikes on vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, following a report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly issued a verbal order directing U.S. forces to kill all survivors of a …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the latest in a series of U.S. military strikes on boats accused of ferrying narcotics, saying six people were killed in dual attacks on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The Pentagon said the Sunday strikes bring the total number of known attacks …