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Eyebrows were raised when Lt. Gen. John Dan “Razin” Caine replaced Gen. CQ Brown as head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Reporter Reporter Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, participates in a welcome ceremony with Saudi Arabia’s Defense ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the three fired judge advocates general (JAGs) were potential “roadblocks” to President Trump’s orders. “It’s not about roadblocks to an ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended President Donald Trump’s firing of "woke generals" and Pentagon officials, saying that the "status quo" at the Department of Defense "hasn’t worked ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration’s purge of top military lawyers because they don’t want people in those roles who “attempt to be roadblocks to ...

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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to cut 8% of next year's defense budget – around $50 billion – from "low-impact and low-priority" Biden-era programs to redirect the funds ...

Pete Hegseth currently serves as the 29th United States Secretary of Defense. His appointment attracted criticisms for alleged sexual assault, excessive drinking, and abuse of his ex-wife, Samantha ...

I’d like to speak a little bit today, very briefly, about the Pentagon under new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Did you notice that of all the controversial Trump nominees—Kash Patel ...

The officials said a list has been circulated of generals who could be fired. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering firing or removing generals and senior officers as early as this week ...

Several viral social media posts claim that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was drinking alcohol during a NATO press conference. “6 questions, 3 scotches,” reads one post by Ron Filipkowski ...