United States Secretary of Defense

Trump Fires Chairman of Joint Chiefs

Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman and Others Draws Criticism

Democratic lawmakers and retired military officers expressed concern about the politicization of the military under President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The Washington Post on MSN · 9h

Who is Dan Caine, Trump’s pick as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

Caine, a three-star general whom Trump has praised since at least 2019, helped lead an operation in Iraq against the Islamic State during Trump’s first term.

USA TODAY on MSN · 16h

Trump removes Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. CQ Brown

Brown is among the senior military officials the Trump administration and has linked to Biden-era diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

Defense Department, Pentagon

Reason on MSN · 1d

Meaningful Pentagon Cuts Will Require Rethinking What 'Defense' Means

In 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the U.S. government spent $916 billion on "defense," which was more than the

The New York Times · 18h

Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers

The Pentagon said on Friday that it would fire 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting next week, in the first of what officials say will likely be a wave of much larger layoffs at the Defense Department,

Forbes · 16h

What We Know About Pentagon Cuts: Defense Department Announces Thousands Of Layoffs—Starting Next Week

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously said he would welcome the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk to the Pentagon.

New York Post4d

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Biden’s IRS targeted him for an audit

Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claims his family ... details protecting both Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, despite federal investigators recently ...

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A New Kind of Defense Secretary Saves His Ammunition for Domestic Enemies

Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s ...

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Europe can’t count on the US to be its bodyguard. That’s great for its defense companies

A stark new reality in Europe — that its long-time ally and security guarantor, the United States, may not come to its rescue ...

At least for money: the United States stopped the sale of weapons to Ukraine — Kostenko

The United States has stopped the sale of weapons to Ukraine. This was stated in an interview with journalist Natalia Moseychuk* by Secretary of the Defense Committee of the Verkhovna Rada Roman ...

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US defense chief suggests Ukraine should abandon hope of winning all territory back from Russia

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested Kyiv ...

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Who’s Running the Defense Department?

The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.

Military Times on MSN22h

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 ...

Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to receive WSU’s Foley award for public service

Leon Panetta, former secretary of defense and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, will accept a public service award at a ceremony in Spokane scheduled for April.

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