The Economist

The US in brief: White House defends Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth, the secretary of war, came under growing pressure from Democratic and Republican lawmakers who said that a ...

The Memo: Heat on Hegseth inflames broader debate over Trump’s military actions

The intensifying controversy over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s role in a fatal Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean ...

Will Trump throw Hegseth under the bus over military strikes? Here’s what he said

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in some hot water after a new report revealed disturbing details about the U.S. military ...

For Trump, Hegseth’s take-no-prisoners approach is a growing liability | Analysis

With claims flying that Pete Hegseth’s orders might have led to the commission of war crimes, President Trump sounded like he ...

Trump backs Hegseth after report claims war secretary ordered no survivors in drug boat strike: ‘I believe him’

President Trump said Sunday he did not believe a report that War Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered no survivors be left from a ...
New York Magazine

Was Pete Hegseth’s Boat Strike Order a War Crime?

Hegseth reportedly ordered the deaths of survivors of a U.S. attack on an alleged drug boat. The possible war crime now faces ...

Trump admin live updates: Sen. Kelly to hold news conference to address Trump and Hegseth's 'efforts to intimidate' him

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly will hold a news conference in the Capitol at 3:30 p.m. on Monday to address what he calls Trump ...

Trump tells reporters Hegseth ‘did not say that,’ referring to report Def. Secy. issued ‘kill everybody’ order

President Donald Trump expressed trust in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth who says he did not order a second strike on an ...