May 12, 2026 Pete Hegseth faces Congress over Pentagon's unprecedented $1.5 trillion budget as Democrats vow to block it Pete Hegseth will face a high-stakes House hearing on the Pentagon's unprecedented $1.5 trillion request amid bipartisan concerns over the proposed budget and Iran War.
May 10, 2026 Hegseth says Pentagon will review Mark Kelly's public statements about classified briefing amid ongoing feud Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth suggested Sen. Mark Kelly may have violated his oath by discussing a classified Pentagon briefing on weapons stockpiles.
May 8, 2026 Round one of Iran fight went to the US military. But ending things is much harder Trump cited the War Powers Resolution to declare the Iran conflict over, but Iranian attacks on U.S. ships during Project Freedom tell a different story.
May 6, 2026 US ‘locked and loaded’ for ‘much higher’ strikes if Iran talks fail as Trump pauses Hormuz ops Despite over 10 attacks on U.S. forces and nine on commercial ships since April 7, officials say the Iran ceasefire remains intact for now.
May 5, 2026 Hegseth shoots down Iran 'kamikaze dolphins' — leaves US question open War Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed claims that Iran has kamikaze dolphins, saying during a Pentagon briefing he can confirm they do not have them.
May 5, 2026 US intercepts 6 ships trying to run American blockade during operation to open Strait of Hormuz Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said six ships were intercepted while trying to bypass a U.S. military blockade during the operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
May 4, 2026 WATCH: Walz deputy lambasts Laken Riley Act in bid to keep Minnesota Senate seat blue Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan blasted the Laken Riley Act at a Bernie Sanders 'Stop Oligarchy' rally as she trails Rep. Craig in the Senate primary race.
May 4, 2026 Iran blockade ‘going global’ is a warning signal to China and Russia President Trump calls the Iran blockade unbelievably effective as U.S. forces seize ships carrying oil worth millions, sending a message to Russia and China.
May 3, 2026 Aziz Ansari's Kash Patel calls himself 'first Indian person to suck at their job' in 'SNL' cold open Aziz Ansari and Colin Jost opened SNL playing Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth in a White House press briefing sketch satirizing the administration.
April 30, 2026 Hegseth fires back at Warren’s insider trading comments tied to Iran war: ‘No one owns me’ War Secretary Pete Hegseth denies insider trading allegations during a heated Senate exchange with Sen. Elizabeth Warren over Iran war oil trades.