Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly warned Mexican officials last month that the US military was ready to take “unilateral action” against Mexico’s drug cartels if more isn’t done to stem the flow of fentanyl and migrants into the US.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the United States Cyber Command to halt any planning of actions against Russia, including offensive digital operations, three sources have told. Hegseth reportedly gave the order to Cyber Command chief General Timothy Haugh,

Mexico extradited more than two dozen cartel members to the United States on Thursday as the U.S.’s tariff implementation date approaches. The extradited figures include a cartel boss complicit in the murder and torture of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1985.

Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday where he was seen meeting and greeting the troops stationed there.

Stephen Feinberg, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy defense secretary, declined Tuesday to say whether Russia invaded Ukraine and deflected questions from senators about planned cuts to the Pentagon’s civilian workforce.

The Heritage Foundation is endorsing Elbridge Colby to be the next undersecretary of defense for policy in the Trump administration.

Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman discussed on Monday with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington D.C. ways to bolster defence cooperation and regional and international developments,