Hegseth wants a bad-ass military, Trump touts troops to ‘straighten out’ U.S. cities, shutdown begins, Ukraine nuke plant not in ‘sustainable situation’ ...

As Trump unleashes dark threats and Sen. Ruben Gallego savages him in response, the author of a book on Trump rhetoric explains how he’s supercharging old right wing tropes with a new turn into ...

Maybe it’s time for less rah-rah rallying of leaner troops and more caring for the troops during and after their service.

Donald Trump vowed to make the military 'stronger, tougher, faster, fiercer and more powerful,' as Pete Hegseth pushed stricter fitness standards ...

While discussing Democratic-led cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco Trump said that "straightening them out" would be a major part for the military leaders he was speaking to.

President Donald Trump warned all 800 of America’s top military leaders that there is a “war from within” and that the nation is “under invasion” — not by armies in uniform, he said. “America is under ...

Donald Trump has told top generals that dangerous U.S. cities should be used as military training grounds as he railed against some of his enemies being harder to “take out” than others. In an ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a shift in military policy, emphasizing a return to traditional standards and a focus on "the warrior ethos." Speaking in Quantico, Virginia, on ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touted the new name, the Department of War, saying "the era of the Department of Defense is over." ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech before a high-profile gathering of hundreds of the U.S. military’s top brass on Tuesday morning has spurred fear, head-scratching and praise.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to review standard changes since the 1990s. Military women watching shifts in DoD worry about what's coming.

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth held an expensive military meeting-that-could-have-been-an-email hours before the government is likely to shutdown.