Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), another committee member, dismissed criticism of Hegseth by a former Pentagon ... the condition of anonymity to avoid any political consequences for publicly criticizing ...

Hegseth, 44, vowed to “restore the warrior ethos to the Pentagon” and responded to criticism over his credentials ... we will remain patriotically a-political and stridently constitutional ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who demanded ...

Beyond his inexperience, Trump's selection of Hegseth has also renewed scrutiny of his political and religious views, his advocacy for soldiers accused of war crimes, and his aggressive criticism ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced criticism on Tuesday after ... not interested in your woke garbage or political correctness,” Hegseth said during ...

But after the MAGA movement organized a campaign to threaten Republicans who expressed reservations about Hegseth’s fitness, criticism dried ... to lock up Trump’s political targets, told ...

On April 24, Hegseth’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, became the fourth top official to be fired or reassigned in the past week amid political ... and dismiss valid criticism as a “hoax ...

But President Donald Trump spent huge political capital getting Hegseth confirmed because the ... despised by the MAGA base and claiming any criticism is motivated by swampy forces opposed to ...

Three senior aides to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, all political appointees ... drawing fierce criticism from Democrats and former top Defense Department leaders alarmed by the apparent ...