In just over a month, President Donald Trump has overturned old certainties about U.S. reliability as a security partner, as he embraces Russia and withdraws American support for Ukraine.

A week after the Pentagon ordered employees not to respond to an email that originated from Elon Musk asking them to justify their employment, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a change of course on Sunday.

Pete Hegseth, Fox News host and military veteran, is named by Donald Trump as defense secretary. With a background in Afghanistan and Iraq operations and a conservative media career, Hegseth faces controversies over past allegations but garners strong support within the Republican party.

The family of a Vietnam War hero who lived in Alabama expressed sadness and anger that his and his wife’s names are being stripped from an Army base in Georgia. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that Fort Moore,

The Illinois Democrat countered Hegseth's curious refusal to name Russia as the aggressor in the Ukraine war with his own work as a former Fox News host.

The defense secretary was also asked about claims by an ACLU group regarding Guantanamo Bay confinement being “tantamount” to solitary confinement, which goes against the United Nations rules on detaining illegal immigrants. Hegseth called “bulls***” on these accusations.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked by Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream about the recent firing of top lawyers for the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force—a move that has sparked backlash and raised concerns over the potential politicization of the country's armed forces.