United States Secretary of Defense

Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: U.S. has 'only just begun' attacks on alleged drug boats

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Trump administration has "only just begun" attacking suspected drug boats.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in hot water – again

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Hegseth's Alleged Order To 'Kill Everybody' Complicates Trump's Defense of His Murderous Anti-Drug Campaign

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The Latest: Navy admiral who ordered attack that killed boat strike survivors briefs lawmakers

The Navy admiral who reportedly issued orders for the U.S. military to fire upon survivors of an attack on an alleged drug boat is on Capitol Hill for a classified briefing with top congressional lawm...

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US admiral defends second strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

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Hegseth Shares Video of Strike on Alleged Drug Boat in the Pacific

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December 4, 2025 — Trump administration news, scrutiny over strikes on alleged drug boats

Democratic Rep. Adam Smith on Thursday said a video of a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September was “very clear” and should be released to the public, while disputing anot...

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Admiral: No ‘kill them all’ order from Hegseth

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Admiral tells lawmakers there was no 'kill them all' order in attack that killed drug boat survivors

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Live updates: Leavitt defends Caribbean boat strikes, describes them as ‘self-defense’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is coming under a congressional microscope over reports of a second strike to take out survivors or an earlier strike on a boat allegedly carrying drus and

Spec ops chief ordered deadly Caribbean strike ‘in self-defense’ with Hegseth’s sign-off, White House says

White House confirms and defends second strike against alleged drug smugglers in Caribbean waters, amid Trump administration's anti-drug crusade.

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How Pete Hegseth’s Account of a Deadly Strike in the Caribbean Keeps Changing

A look at what Pete Hegseth has said about the deadly strike in the Carribean—and how his explanations have changed

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“Secretary of War Crimes”: Pete Hegseth accused of murder for alleged order to kill strike survivors

Like a turtle on its back, Pete Hegseth is floundering.

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The D Brief: Hegseth cites ‘fog of war’; USAF axes China-focused reforms; CENTCOM’s new attack-drone unit; Firms qualify for Golden Dome work; And a bit more.

It’s known as Task Force Scorpion Strike, and pictures of CENTCOM’s drones seem to strongly resemble the cheap yet effective Shahed drones manufactured by Iran for use in the Middle East and in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. CENTCOM refers to theirs as “Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System [or LUCAS] drones.”

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Schumer says Hegseth has ‘endangered the lives of servicemen and women’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of covering up lethal strikes carried out on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean and

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Exclusive: US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say

The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week,