In September 2025, the Pentagon spent $93.4 billion on grants and contracts that covered a wide range of items, according to a government spending watchdog group

The Defense Department has barred press photographers from briefings on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran after they published photos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that his staff deemed “unflattering,” according to two people ...

Late-night television hosts could not help themselves from cracking jokes Tuesday night about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s lavish spending spree. OpenTheBooks, a private government watchdog organization, reported earlier this month that the Pentagon ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has mocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following revelations about the Pentagon’s eye-popping spending spree on luxury items. The Democratic governor’s office

As the war with Iran entered its second week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed where the U.S. campaign stands and what President Trump's call for "unconditional surrender" from Iran would look like.

The Pentagon reportedly spent lavishly on doughnuts, ice cream machines and stickers — “and despite all that, nobody came to Pete Hegseth’s birthday party,” Stephen Colbert said.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is taking a bite out of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the Pentagon’s lavish spending frenzy on premium crabs, lobster, and ribeye steak came to light. The

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth updated the press on Operation Epic Fury at the Pentagon, but viewers mocked his speech as jargon-laden during the Iran military strikes briefing

The defense secretary was slammed on social media for a joke he made in front of Latin American leaders.

Pete Hegseth sparked backlash after saying “I only speak American” following Marco Rubio’s Spanish remarks at the Shield of the Americas conference.