White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the Sept. 2 ...

The White House is standing by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after a report emerged surrounding a Sept. 2 operation ...

The Defense secretary has carved out an unorthodox political niche that has helped insulate him from criticism inside the administration, at least for now.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the commander of a September operation "worked well within his authority ...

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

White House confirms and defends second strike against alleged drug smugglers in Caribbean waters, amid Trump ...

One official said of Leavitt’s statement, “It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.” Another person said some of ...

The White House's statement on the issue comes after US President Donald Trump earlier defended his Defense Secretary, after a Washington Post report alleged that Hegseth, on September 2, had given ...

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Leavitt said Admiral Frank Bradley directed a second strike to “ensure the boat was destroyed and the threat of narco-terrorists to the United States was completely eliminated.” ...

After a three-week holiday hiatus, Saturday Night Live returned to the airwaves on Dec. 6 with one of their favorite hosts: ...