Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived on Monday for his first full day leading the Pentagon, vowing to support President Trump’s priorities to seal the U.S. border with Mexico, use military planes to deport undocumented migrants and increase the military’s combat readiness.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offered these comments and answered a few questions from reporters before his first day on the job at the Pentagon. "Whatever is needed at the border will be provided,

The Defense Department will support the defense of the territorial integrity of the United States of America at the southern border,' says Hegseth - Anadolu Ajansı

The newly sworn-in defense secretary outlined plans on Saturday to advance the president's defense priorities.

Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense ... and doing my job as a United States Senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense." Ernst, who was the first female ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signaled Trump would sign executive orders intended to roll back diversity initiatives and shake up the military.

The Senate on Friday night voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance stepped in to cast the tiebreaking vote. Hegseth’s nomination had been hampered by allegations of misconduct.

On Jan. 21, before the Senate took Hegseth's confirmation to a vote, his former sister-in-law came forward with new allegations against him, claiming in an affidavit submitted to the Senate that his second wife, Samantha, feared for her safety and made escape plans, allegedly going so far as to develop a code word that she could use to get help.

Pete Hegseth doesn't give a whit about our Constitution. But he has two characteristics that make him perfectly suited to work for President Trump.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins voted Thursday against advancing President Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, who has faced allegations of heavy drinking, financial mismanagement and abusive behavior toward women.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the Pentagon will pursue an Iron Dome-style missile-defense system for the United States, fulfilling a campaign promise by President Trump.