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Jennifer Hegseth holds unorthodox role shaping Pentagon affairs
Her activities have included coordinating her husband’s media appearances and meeting with job candidates, say people ...
5 things to know for April 30: Hegseth, Trump’s 100 days, AmeriCorps, CPB firings, Auto tariffs
The birds have returned from their southern sojourn and are once again singing love songs at 5 a.m. And the daffodils and ...
Hegseth, tariffs, and tattoos: Takeaways from Trump’s testy 100 days ABC interview
ABC News promised the interview, surprisingly granted to a mainstream news outlet, would be combative, and it and Trump ...
Hegseth vows crackdown on military obesity after shocking Reserve, Guard report
A new study found more than two-thirds of Reserve and Guard troops are overweight, prompting a scathing rebuke of lax ...
House Republicans block vote to probe Hegseth’s Signal use
House Republicans have thwarted Democratic efforts to probe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s controversial use of Signal, ...
Pete Hegseth wants a new name for Defense Department: War Department. Why it matters.
After World Wars I and II, war got a bad name. U.S. leaders recast military might as a way to prevent war. Hegseth thinks ...
Hegseth backs admiral for Middle East post, passing over Army general
If President Donald Trump follows through on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recommendation, he will nominate Vice Adm. Brad ...
Hegseth announces he’s ending Pentagon involvement in Trump initiative empowering women championed by Ivanka Trump and Rubio
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday he was ending the Defense Department’s Women, Peace and Security program ...