Tag: Pete Hegseth

President Donald Trump watches as War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Pulp fiction at the Pentagon

Peter Laffin · April 17, 2026 8:19 am

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

Trump says ‘amazing’ blockade ‘more powerful than bombs’ and that prospects of a deal ‘looking very good.’

Jamie McIntyre · April 17, 2026 7:43 am

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles attends a board meeting of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Washington.

Anthropic CEO scheduled to meet with Susie Wiles

Washington Examiner Staff · April 17, 2026 6:35 am

Army Secretart Daniel Driscoll speaks during a hearing.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll praises ousted senior leader: ‘I, too, love General George’

Mike Brest · April 16, 2026 12:26 pm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Hegseth compares journalists to ‘pharisees’ in latest anti-media rant

David Zimmermann · April 16, 2026 11:31 am

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Two weeks to stop the war: Trump’s trepidatious Iran timeline

Peter Cordi · April 16, 2026 11:18 am

War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.

Hegseth says Iran is ‘digging out’ bombed facilities and warns of continued US military presence

Mike Brest · April 16, 2026 10:41 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, right.

WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Caine give update from Pentagon as US blockades Iran

Claire Carter · April 16, 2026 7:02 am

War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters at a press conference at the White House on April 6.

Beltway Confidential

Why the US-Indonesia defense pact is a big deal

Sean Durns · April 15, 2026 1:58 pm

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

Ever the optimist, Trump predicts Iran war ‘very close to being over,’ says new talks could happen ‘over next two days’

Jamie McIntyre · April 15, 2026 7:22 am

United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.

Elbridge Colby, not Hegseth, to attend virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting

Mike Brest · April 14, 2026 1:54 pm

Operation Southern Spear strike April 13

Two killed in latest US military strike on suspected drug-trafficking vessel

Washington Examiner Staff · April 14, 2026 6:10 am