Trump, Pentagon and Hegseth

Trump and Hegseth Just Signaled Terrifying Plans. The Pentagon and Congress Must Act.
On Friday, President Donald Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the chief of naval operations, and the vice chief of staff of the Air Force, as well as the judge advocate generals of the Army,
Hegseth defends Trump's firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump’s firing of the nation’s senior military officer and a wave of top dismissals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren’t unusual de
Hegseth dismisses 'purging' narrative amid Trump's Pentagon shakeup: 'Time for fresh blood'
Pete Hegseth defended President Donald Trump’s purge of “woke generals" and Pentagon officials, saying that the “status quo" at the Pentagon “hasn’t worked" and that it is “time for fresh blood."
Hegseth says Trump ‘deserves’ to hand-pick advisers in defense of Pentagon firing spree
White House has fired C.Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, chief of the Navy and vice chief of the Air Force
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth conduct ‘Friday night purge’ of top military leaders at Pentagon
Helene Cooper, Pentagon Correspondent at the New York Times joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the fallout from the firing of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown along with other generals and JAG’s at the Pentagon,
Hegseth dismisses question about ‘underqualified’ Trump Joint Chiefs pick
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday rejected a reporter’s question that suggested President Trump’s pick for the new Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, Dan Caine, was not qualified for the position. Trump on Friday removed Air Force Gen.
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'Unqualified question': Pete Hegseth snaps at reporter
President Donald Trump’s new Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, bristled at a question from a reporter about the new chairman ...
Hegseth rejects scrutiny of Trump’s Joint Chiefs pick
The abrupt firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and six other Pentagon leaders has drawn fierce criticism from Democrats and ...
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Pete Hegseth handed daunting task after Donald Trump fires Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Donald Trump has fired Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a dramatic shake-up at the ...
Report: Defense Secretary Hegseth Threatened Mexico with Military Action
The defense secretary threatened Mexico with unspecified "unilateral action" in a call with the country's leaders, according ...
Donald Trump Loosens Constraints on Airstrikes, Military Raids: Report
Defense Secretary Hegseth reportedly signed the directive when he met with military leaders from U.S. Africa Command in ...
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Pete Hegseth Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Why He Fired DoD Lawyers
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he’d fired top military lawyers so that Donald Trump’s administration ...
Tammy Duckworth Torches Pete Hegseth For Flip-Flopping On Russia And Brings Receipts
The Illinois Democrat countered Hegseth's curious refusal to name Russia as the aggressor in the Ukraine war with his own ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Fed employees sent 2nd 'What did you do last week' email
The White House hosted more than a dozen conservative influencers for policy briefings Thursday with top administration ...