Trump, Pete Hegseth and Pentagon

Trump, Afghanistan and Pete Hegseth

Officials push back on claims of 'list' of generals Hegseth plans to fire at Pentagon
Officials are pushing back on the notion that the Department of Defense has a "list" of flag officers that Secretary Pete ...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Biden’s IRS targeted him for an audit
Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claims his family was targeted by the outgoing Biden administration with an ...
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Lawmakers warn Hegseth against political firings of generals
A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked Hegseth for justifications and transparency before any decisions to dismiss senior ...
SecDef Hegseth responds to rumors he drafted 'list' of military officials he will purge
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth denied the existence of a "list" of planned senior military officials that he and the Trump ...
OTHERS SAY: Restoring old names at bases does more harm than good
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's order to restore the name of the U.S. Army's special forces base near Fayetteville, N.C., to Fort Bragg would be amusing if it weren't a waste of tax dollars and, ...
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White House eyes 8% cut to defense budget to boost Trump priorities
The move could reduce defense spending projections by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five years.
Hegseth Calls for 8 Percent Annual Defense Cut
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military and Defense Department officials to draw up plans to cut 8 percent ...
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"Alleged intellectual": White House Comms calls Yglesias a "mouth-breather" over Hegseth rumors
The wonky blogger drew the ire of White House comms staffer Alex Pfeiffer after he helped spread rumors that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was drinking while delivering a speech at a NATO ...
Pentagon orders new purge of social media sites to dump diversity, inclusion mentions by March 5
Building lethality in the military may be the buzzword for the new Trump administration, but busywork and paperwork have ...
Hegseth says Biden’s IRS targeted him for a ‘sham’ audit
The defense secretary posted an undated IRS notice on social media. He offered no evidence that it was politically motivated.
In Pursuit of a ‘Warrior Ethos,’ Hegseth Targets Military’s Top Lawyers
The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of ...