Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth crowed about shutting down a “woke” women in military program—which it turns out was enacted by President Donald Trump. “This morning, I proudly ENDED the ‘Women, Peace ...

told Pete Hegseth that his behavior toward women “disqualifies” him for the ... straight up should not be permitted to serve in combat…. Help me understand, Mr. Hegseth, what extraordinary ...

The defense secretary said the Women, Peace and Security program distracted from the core task of “war-fighting” and that the ...

Last week, the U.S. Army announced new fitness standards in line with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s orders to make the standards for women and men in combat roles the same. Like much of ...

Secretary of Defense Hegseth signed a memo last Friday ordering the services to review their equal opportunity policies, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that he ended the department’s Women, Peace & Security program. “WPS is yet ...

Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) sought to help Pete Hegseth clarify his comments about women in combat, noting that the defense-chief nominee was referring to women in “ground combat roles.” ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will issue a memo setting equal standards for men and women in combat roles across the armed services, he announced on X Monday. The memo aims to implement the same ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that he was ending Pentagon participation in an initiative on women and conflict that President Donald Trump signed into law during his first term with ...

"I'm straight up saying that we should not have women in combat roles," Pete Hegseth said on a podcast in November, before he was nominated. "It hasn't made us more effective. Hasn't made us more ...