Pete Hegseth
Latest Stories
2025_12_07_ThreatStatus_RNDF_MikeRounds_Thumbnail_v2.png
The looming Capitol Hill vote on the annual defense authorization will be a test of whether Congress is ready to deliver on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's push for major reforms to accelerate the Pentagon's process for acquiring new advanced tech weaponry for American warfighters.
INTERVIEW.jpg
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (right) meets with Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin and discusses deeper defense cooperation on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.(Bill Gertz/The Washington Times)
IMG_2314.jpeg
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received a briefing Monday in Hawaii, on his way to a four-nation Asia trip. According to an unclassified briefing touching some of the same topics, Mr. Hegseth was briefed about recent purges in China's military and their effects on the army's effectiveness. (Bill Gertz/The Washington Times)
B3bossieLGhegseth.jpg
Pete Hegseth's report card illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times
AP25119804855819.jpg
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives before President Donald Trump speaks on his first 100 days at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
B1 Lofquist AH1.jpg
Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
B1vanordenLGgabbardhegseth.jpg
Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times
B1murtaughLGhegseth.jpg
Pete Hegseth and the news media illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times
B4 MurdockAH1.jpg
Pete Hegseth illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times