Pete Hegseth: “When in doubt, assess the situation, follow your gut, and if it’s the best for the military, make a change.”

Without extra money from Congress, the department would face critical shortfalls that threaten our ability to pay our service members, rapidly replenish equipment and munitions, and sustain vital operations without disruption.

I honored the Iowa soldiers killed in Kuwait, while saying the U.S.-Iran conflict was necessary to keep Americans safe.

Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody.

The conflict has now cost an estimated $37.5 billion, up from $29 billion in mid-May.