China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own, although the Chinese Communist Party has never ruled there. Taipei is a key U.S. security partner in the center of the so-called first island ...

Suspicions about leaks and a mistrust of senior military officers have defined much of the defense secretary’s first six ...

Chaos in the Pentagon over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s indecision and flip-flopping prompted a “rare intervention” from President Donald Trump’s favorite general. The latest debacle in Hegseth’s ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in trouble again over his alleged careless handling of classified material, and sources ...

Internal emails released to BI show West Point staffers had to query an "out-of-use database" to find the record.

Hegseth focused his warning on Beijing’s stance toward Taiwan, making the stakes clear for the broader region. “To be clear: any attempt by Communist China to conquer Taiwan by force would result in ...

The polygraph tests of Pentagon officials occurred as the defense secretary sought to stamp out unflattering leaks to the media.

A democratic check or an abuse of power? Mass recall vote in Taiwan polarizes island after months of paralysis.

The US, under both Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden, has been ramping up its efforts to contain China. In 2023, it used the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement to gain access to four more ...

Retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "out of his depth" following reports, criticizing his leadership as "amateurish." ...