NATO allies can’t entirely hedge their security concerns around “reliance on America,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made the first trip to NATO by a member of the new Trump administration, as the allies wait to learn how much military and ...

Since his first administration, President Donald Trump has stressed the need for U.S. allies to take on more of the burden to ...

For now, it is all about showing Hegseth that the allies are ... European allies hope he may change his mind as he visits Germany, meets officials at NATO in Brussels, and visits Poland later ...

On the second day of his visit with NATO, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had to explain what he said on the first day. Allies were especially concerned that President Trump had held a phone call ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Europe this week to meet with his NATO counterparts and participate in the annual commemoration of the D-Day assault critical to the Allied victory in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks at a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels, June 5, 2025.

Hegseth, during his first visit to NATO in February,warned that the American military presence in Europe was “not forever,” a comment that sent ripples of concern throughout the alliance.

Hegseth has selected Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich to serve as the next commander of U.S. forces in Europe and as NATO’s next supreme allied commander.

BRUSSELS — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made the first trip to NATO by a member of the new Trump administration, as the allies wait to learn how much military and financial ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, walks with U.K. Secretary of State for Defence John Healey prior to a bilateral meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. (Johanna Geron/AP ...