WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 11: General Charles Q. Brown, USAF, during a hearing for reappointment to the grade of general and to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday defended the purge of top-level military officials amid blowback to the Friday night firings. The firing of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. CQ Brown Jr., ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly fired his top female military staffer as the industry gets the DOGE treatment - with more dismissals possibly coming soon. Hegseth, Donald Trump's new ...

By John Ismay Reporting from Washington Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of chief of ...

The United States was represented by newly minted Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who seemed to revel in standing out from ...

Helene Cooper, Pentagon Correspondent at the New York Times joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the ...

The Trump administration has already demonstrated open contempt for Black military officers, Salon's Amanda Marcotte argued ...

Pete Hegseth isn't just outspoken with his political views; the newly minted U.S Secretary of Defense also dresses quite ...

The Pentagon is preparing to undergo billions in budget cuts. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered his agency to work up a plan by Monday to slash 8 percent from the budget in each of the ...

The Independent has emailed the Department of Defense for comment. Hegseth has issued a deadline of February 24 for personnel to turn in suggested cutbacks. A complete list includes 17 categories ...

Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Virginia Mayo, Associated Press Hegseth moves to shake up the Pentagon DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH is moving to overhaul the Pentagon ...

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