Hegseth defends Trump's firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals
Hegseth: Presidents Over Decades Have Always Made Leadership Changes At The Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there is "nothing unprecedented" about President Donald Trump firing and replacing Department of Defense officials, during an interview on "FOX News Sunday." "There are lots of presidents who've made changes from FDR to Eisenhower to H.
Hegseth dismisses 'purging' narrative amid Trump's Pentagon shakeup: 'Time for fresh blood'
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'Russia is popping champagne': Onlookers blast Pete Hegseth after big Ukraine announcement
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave away a major bargaining chip on Ukraine even before negotiating a settlement to end its war with Russia, according to some experts.The Pentagon chief spoke Wednesday morning before a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and said the possibility of
Palantir Sinks on Planned Pentagon Budget Cuts. Is It Time to Sell the Stock?
Palantir Technologies (PLTR -4.63%) shares have been red hot for the past couple of years, but the stock was tumbling after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to
Hegseth makes first visit to NATO with allies impatient to hear about US plans for Ukraine
Hegseth held talks with U.K. Defence Secretary John Healey, before a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Hegseth's predecessor, former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, set up the forum for drumming up arms and ammunition for Ukraine in 2022.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, participates in a welcome ceremony with Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP
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Pentagon hits pause on plan to carry out mass firings of civilian employees, officials say
The Defense Department has temporarily paused a plan to carry out mass firings of civilian probationary employees until Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon’s Office of
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Who is Daniel ‘Razin’ Caine? Air Force general tapped for top advisor role in Pentagon upheaval
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a relatively unknown figure, replaced Gen. C.Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs in a Friday night upheaval at the Pentagon directed by Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth.  Read More
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Pentagon chief lauds Poland as model ally as high-stakes Europe visit concludes
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wound down his European tour Friday in Poland, praising the country as an exemplary NATO partner and saying he would welcome having more American troops in the country.
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Among the Trump Administration's first Pentagon cuts: Programs that respond to climate change
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will end its efforts to prepare and respond to climate change. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the military will trim 8% from its budget in each of the next five years.
Trump won’t let Europe turn Uncle Sam into ‘Uncle Sucker’, US defence chief says
Pentagon head Pete Hegseth defended Trump’s Ukraine negotiations with Putin and urged allies to ‘make Nato great again’.
Maddow Blog | Hegseth’s rough start: Pentagon chief faces protest at U.S. base abroad
The question isn’t why Pete Hegseth faced pushback at U.S. European Command headquarters; the question is whether the Pentagon chief will see more protests soon
Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for steep budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly asked Pentagon officials Tuesday to draw up plans to slash defense spending for each of the next five years — as the department became the latest target of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cost-cutting mission.