During the confirmation hearing, Hegseth said if confirmed as defence secretary, he would follow the law. When King asked, ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced scrutiny over his level of experience and ...

It is the first serious test of Donald Trump’s newly invigorated strongman model of governance and of whether he can continue ...

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Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin sought to throw out a possible deal in a case complicated by accusations of CIA torture.

In a combative hearing, no Republicans came out against Pete Hegseth as he made his case to overhaul the Pentagon.

The accused mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks will no longer plead guilty on Friday, after the US government objected.

The justice department argued it would cause irreparable harm if Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants' pleas were ...

A prisoner who has been held at Guantanamo Bay since the day it opened over 20 years ago has been released, the Pentagon said ...

including suggesting US troops should be deployed in response to domestic riots, endorsing waterboarding as an interrogation tactic, opposing women serving in combat roles and saying that gay ...

Just 15 men remain at the prison, down from hundreds when it opened 23 years ago. But the costly operation could go on for ...

Pam Bondi and Marco Rubio set for Senate grilling as Newsom issues call for Trump to visit LA: Live - President-elect’s picks ...