U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday dismissed as "garbage" accusations that Washington had taken a pro-Russia stance, saying President Donald Trump was pursuing a peaceful end to Russia's three-year-old invasion of Ukraine.

Tariffs are just one piece of a broader strategy aimed at curbing the growth of the world's second-largest economy and containing its geopolitical expansion.

The Pentagon chief made the remark during a Jan. 31 call with top Mexican military officials, while urging them to address collusion between their country’s government and violent criminal

Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) grilled Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s pick to serve as undersecretary of Defense for policy, over his

John Healy tells Pete Hegseth that Europe is meeting Washington’s challenge to “step up” on security and Ukraine.

Officials in the Philippines say that President Trump will not pull back from defense commitments because Manila and Washington have a common adversary.

Since first seeking the White House in 2016, Trump has voiced support for boosting U.S. military power, coopting the “peace through strength” mantra Reagan used to explain how the military buildup he spearheaded fit into his comprehensive strategy for defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War.

The Honorable Dan P. Driscoll was sworn as the 26th Secretary of the Army at the White House by Vice President JD Vance Feb. 25.