While calling out the National Guard makes a political statement, they’re not the best means of fighting crime, CSIS’s Mark Cancian says.

Democratic Party Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire asked Hegseth if Trump had ordered him to create options for military strikes in the Middle East. Hegseth declined to answer Shaheen's question.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. No specific threat was named for the authorization for military families to leave the Middle East.

Hegseth’s testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee comes as Middle East tensions are high after Israel bombed Iran nearly a week ago while discussions about Tehran’s nuclear ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the U.S. is “postured defensively in the region to be strong” amid conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East. “Our job is to be strong.

Shaheen asked Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday about how American troops in the Middle East will be kept safe as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies.

Secretary Hegseth is authorizing the voluntary departure of military dependents in the Middle East following a threat from Iran’s defense minister, a senior Department of Defense official tells the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators in a hearing Wednesday that the Pentagon is working to ensure that U.S. personnel in the region are protected against any potential fallout from the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that he has directed “the deployment of additional capabilities” to the Middle East amid escalating tensions in the region. “Protecting US ...

Democratic Party Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire asked Hegseth if Trump had ordered him to create options for military strikes in the Middle East. Hegseth declined to answer Shaheen's question.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth remained tight-lipped and declined to answer if he was tasked with creating military strike plans in the Middle East during a Senate Armed Services Committee ...