Pete Hegseth met with senators on Capitol Hill last month. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Pete Hegseth has been accused of financial mismanagement while leading two small nonprofit organizations ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new investigation this week into the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, according to reports. AFP via Getty Images When Defense ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans this week to move up to $50 billion of the Pentagon’s budget from “low-impact and low-priority programs” to ones that align with President ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to cut 8% of next year's defense budget – around $50 billion – from "low-impact and low-priority" Biden-era programs to redirect the funds ...