Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that 500 more National Guard troops will be deployed to Washington, D.C., after two National Guard members were shot blocks from the White House on

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier stationed in the Latin American region on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's administration undertakes a military buildup that has deepened tensions with Venezuela.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced he would order 500 additional National Guardsmen to Washington after two service members were shot and “critically wounded” on Wednesday.“President Trump has asked me,

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said that President Trump has requested he order 500 additional National Guardsmen to Washington in the wake of today's shooting of two guardsmen near the White House.

A day after the Pentagon said it would be launching a "thorough review" into Sen. Mark Kelly, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continued to bash the Arizona senator.

"Trump's high-stakes presser spirals into chaos as viewers question Hegseth's role. The truth behind the facade revealed! #Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is traveling to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday to meet with his counterpart and Dominican President Luis Abinader as the U.S. has amassed a

In the eight-decade history of the Pentagon, there has not been a single defense secretary who has not vowed to vanquish its inefficiencies.

The second shooting victim is still in the hospital fighting for his life. Both were shot blocks from the White House. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas has the latest.