Hegseth has issued oscillating claims about his level of awareness and involvement in a second strike against defenseless boatmen on Sept. 2.

Ben Shapiro believes the controversy surrounding Pete Hegseth's handling of strikes is a 'distraction from other things'

A look at what Pete Hegseth has said about the deadly strike in the Carribean—and how his explanations have changed

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to a report that he ordered the military to kill all passengers aboard a boat suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea in September. According to The Washington Post, the Sept. 2 boat strike initially left ...

As President Donald Trump intensifies his administration’s war on drugs through direct military action at sea, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced yet another deadly strike on Thursday. In a post on X, Hegseth said the U.S. military strike ...

“That’s surprising. Usually, to endanger the lives of American troops, Hegseth uses an ax,” Colbert quipped as he aired a throwback clip of the former Fox News host hurling an ax on live TV and hitting a member of the West Point Hellcats marching band. The man later sued Hegseth.

The inspector general concluded that the defense secretary violated the Pentagon’s instructions on using a private electronic device to share sensitive information.

President Trump said late Sunday that he has complete confidence in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, even as the commander in chief said he would look into allegations that Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” aboard an alleged drug boat in ...