Troops have been previously deployed in the U.S. by presidents, including George H.W. Bush and John F. Kennedy.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department ... women; black, white; all backgrounds with a shared purpose,” Hegseth said. Some 200 former Navy SEALS are ...

WASHINGTON — Fresh into the White House, President Donald Trump has told the Pentagon to reassess its stance on homeland defense and reorient the US Northern Command to “seal” America’s ...

“He may find that some of his best people are women and Black males,” he said, and other people of color. In a message to the Defense Department ... Hispanic, white, male or female.” ...

It also directed the Defense Department to come up with a plan “to seal the borders and maintain ... Mr. Hegseth did not rule it out and said the White House would make such decisions.

the Defense Department's inspector general released a report on his mishandling of his prostate cancer diagnosis in late 2023, when he failed to inform the White House of being hospitalized and ...