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When Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Tenure Started Going Sideways
The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.
Pete Hegseth Threatens to Send Marines to L.A. ICE Protests
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to send the Marines to quell ongoing protests against Immigration and Customs ...
Read the Letter From the Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
On Sunday, the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth objecting to the ...
Newsom calls Hegseth ‘deranged’ over threat to deploy Marines in Los Angeles ICE protests
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “deranged” over his threat to send in nearby Marines to quell ...
Signal inquiry examines if Hegseth — or an aide — shared attack plans
The Pentagon inspector general’s office, which is examining the episode, also has questioned potential witnesses about any ...
Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete Hegseth’s Signal messages
The Pentagon watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staffers were asked to delete Signal ...
Newsom mocks Hegseth, Trump over ‘job well done’ post on National Guard
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) mocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump in a post on the social platform X ...
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Hegseth returns to Capitol Hill to defend Trump’s defense budget plan
The defense secretary will be accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine in his first post-confirmation testimony, ...
Investigators looking at who sent Hegseth's Signal texts, whether they were told to delete them, sources say
The Defense Department’s Inspector General has spent several weeks interviewing Hegseth’s current and former staff members.
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Pete Hegseth once scared America’s allies. Now he reassures them
Pete Hegseth, a former army major and now America’s defence secretary, celebrates soldiers “with dust on their boots”. But ...
Pentagon Probe Focuses on Whether Hegseth Texts Shared Classified Information
Inspector general is also examining if any messages about imminent U.S. airstrikes in Yemen were expunged.
Hegseth brings warfighter mentality to media relations
The Defense Department’s relationship with reporters has gone from bad to worse following a string of missives from Secretary Pete Hegseth and his office aimed at controlling the Pentagon ...