Hegseth declares 97% drop in illegal crossings since military took ‘operational control’ of the southern border
Before heading to the U.S.-Mexico border with Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was already declaring ...
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Loyalty over merit: Pete Hegseth’s dangerous military makeover
Hegseth’s impact will certainly outlast his tenure. By gutting the credibility of civilian oversight, he is shattering the military’s trust that civilian leaders — of any party — can rise above and ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth privately warned Mexican officials that US military was prepared to take action against drug cartels: report
The Pentagon chief made the remark during a Jan. 31 call with top Mexican military officials, while urging them to address ...
Who is Pete Hegseth, Trump's defence secretary pick
Pete Hegseth, Fox News host and military veteran, is named by Donald Trump as defense secretary. With a background in ...
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Pete Hegseth Gets Snippy With Reporter Pressing Him on ‘Unqualified’ Pentagon Staffer: I’m Rejecting Your ‘Unqualified Question’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got short with a reporter on Monday after he was asked about replacing former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown with an “underqualified” replacement. Hegseth ...
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Pentagon orders up to 3,000 troops, Stryker combat vehicles to border
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved orders on Friday to further militarize the U.S. southern border with Mexico, ...
Hegseth dismisses question about ‘underqualified’ Trump Joint Chiefs pick
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday rejected a reporter’s question that suggested President Trump’s pick for the new ...
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Trump Admin Orders Deployment of Thousands Of Additional Troops To The Border
An additional 5,050 troops are set to be deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a ...
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JD Vance To Visit Border As Illegal Crossings Plummet To Historic Lows
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard will all ...
Pete Hegseth Issues Update to Pentagon on Elon Musk's DOGE Order
Departments with sensitive or confidential tasks, such as the FBI or Pentagon, initially told employees to ignore the order ...
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JD Vance Provides Date For When The Border Wall Should Be Completed
Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration will seek to complete a wall along the entire southern border by the end of the term ...
Hegseth’s Plans to Reshape the Military Start With Cuts
At the same time, Republican lawmakers are aiming to add more than $100 billion to the Pentagon’s proposed budget, which ...