During the first U.S. strike on a boat in the Caribbean, in September, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave the directive to “kill them all,” according to two people with direct knowledge of the ...

War Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the deadly Sept. 2 military strike on a suspected drug-running vessel in the Caribbean Sea, but did not direct the killing of any survivors of the initial attack, ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spent Thanksgiving with Navy sailors stationed in the Latin American region, serving holiday meals and sharing a message of gratitude for their service. In a video posted ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday evening made light of the mounting scrutiny he faces over a report that he gave an order to “kill everybody” aboard an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to respond to his critics amid controversy over missile strikes on alleged drug boats by posting a parody image of a much-loved children’s character. In a post ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the Sept. 2 strikes on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, while saying it ...

Presidents have always sent people to lead the Pentagon who respect the institutions and personnel of the armed forces, not least because Americans tend to bristle at any sign that an administration ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has found the true enemy undermining the Pentagon. It isn’t “woke” and “fat” generals, as he called them to their faces at a meeting. It isn’t a Russian-spy ring, a ...

Between rumors circulating that President Donald Trump performed oral sex on Bill Clinton and the very porny names Pete Hegseth has given his military operations, and the A-Gays in positions of power, ...

‘The Big Weekend Show’ co-hosts discuss the scrutiny Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is facing after a Washington Post report claimed he ordered a second strike on a Venezuelan drug boat. I toured the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “We take seriously the reports of follow-on strikes on boats alleged to be ferrying ...

A recent tweet from Secretary of Defense “War” Pete Hegseth has prompted widespread mockery online. “OPERATION ROUGH RIDER = Freedom of Navigation for U.S. ships,” he began. “OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER ...