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Pete Hegseth

Secretary of Defense · U.S. Secretary of Defense · US Defense Secretary — in 4 stories, 0 quotes on record.

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Navy reports 8 suicide attempts on USS Lincoln during Iran combat deployment Secretary of Defense · Security · 15m ago

Dismissed reports about the USS Lincoln deployment's impact as 'fake news,' according to Gillibrand's statement.

WaPo: Pentagon undercounted Iran war deaths; Hegseth calls report "a complete lie" U.S. Secretary of Defense · World · 58m ago

Denies the report, calling it "a complete lie," and has not declared the conflict a war, affecting death benefits.

Pentagon probe: overreliance on Palantir's Maven AI helped cause Iran school strike that killed 123 children US Secretary of Defense · World · 5h ago

Held responsible by critics online for the strike; Pentagon he leads is subject of the investigation.

Trump says progress made toward new permanent US Army base in Poland US Defense Secretary · World · 6h ago

Has threatened to cut US contributions to NATO's budget if allies don't meet spending commitments, amid a broader Pentagon review of European troop levels.