Newly confirmed U.S. secretary of defense Pete Hegseth issued a memo Jan. 29 ordering the Department of Defense to eliminate ...

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a ...

President Donald Trump signed a record number of executive orders during his first week back at the White House.

If not all Republican senators are stupid enough to think Hegseth is qualified (?), only three had the guts to vote no, one of whose cynical hypocrisy put us where we are. It’s shameful and cowardly.

DW spoke with current and former female service members in India's military about the challenges they face rising through the ranks, and about the role women can play in the armed forces.

Sen. Mitch McConnell answers questions about the Supreme Court, the Jan. 6 pardons, his relationship with President Trump, ...

The Pentagon has quietly scrapped a policy that assisted troops who needed to travel to receive reproductive health care, ...

Defense officials are trying to figure out how to hold thousands of people on an aging military base with minimal staff.

The economic fallout began Saturday evening as Canada said it will retaliate with a 25% tariff on $30 billion (Canadian dollars) of U.S. goods, with another C$125 billion to follow in three weeks.

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news show host, says he will be a "change agent" and a "warrior" for the department as Republicans demand new and strong leadership in the Pentagon.

So, if only Congress can impose taxes, how can the president impose tariffs? Here is the backstory. However one characterizes ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced television commentator, author, and retired National Guard officer Pete Hegseth as his nominee for secretary of defense on November 12, 2024. This ...