President Trump suggested bringing back the title secretary of war. It stopped being used in 1949 when the Department of Defense was formally established.

Trump suggested returning to calling the Defense Department the War Department after the success of bombing Iran.

Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta joins Katy Tur to react to Iran firing missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar and to discuss the potential for a cyber attack on the U.S. in retaliation.

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta spoke after the U.S. launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. Panetta called it a "watershed moment" for the U.S. and warned, “We may ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s behavior during a heated news conference was “unbecoming” of his position, Iraq War veteran Paul Rieckhoff said Thursday on CNN. Hegseth lashed out at major ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. bombing of Iran “devastated the Iranian nuclear program,” concluding that the Tehran regime’s nuclear ambitions “have been obliterated ...

MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his emotional press conference on Thursday. O’Donnell said Thursday that Hegseth told “the stupidest public lie ever ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said FOX News Pentagon reporter Jennifer Griffin is "about the worst" when it comes to "misrepresenting, intentionally" waht the administration says: REPORTER ...

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States and Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities are a significant moment for the Middle East and a sign of bolstered ...

Defense officials argued the spending request should also include another spending bill in Congress, which would bring the total closer to $961 billion.