Our job at the Defense Department is to have plans for any contingency.” In those few words, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth verified to Congress something that had quietly seethed in the background of ...

The Trump Administration continues to monitor Greenland over its potential role in maintaining security for North America, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday appeared to acknowledge the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland by force.

Hegseth dodged the question when asked by a Republican congressman to clarify earlier remarks that left open the possibility ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appearing to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and ...

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The Pentagon is preparing to shift military oversight of Greenland from US European Command to US Northern Command, a move that could draw the Arctic island closer into America’s strategic orbit, acco ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday closed out his third and final day of hearings on Capitol Hill with several ...

During an appearance on Capitol Hill, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted that the Pentagon has contingency plans ...

(J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer ...