Here’s why Trump won’t fire Pete Hegseth — for now
Here’s why Trump won’t do anything to Pete Hegseth over ‘kill them all’ boat strike scandal — for now - NEWS ANALYSIS: ...
Hegseth rides into controversies on a Trump-fueled tide of convention-busting bravado
When a scandal-plagued top official needs a public vote of confidence from a president, it’s usually a certain sign they’re ...
GOP senators, lacking confidence in Hegseth, say his future is Trump’s call
Republican senators, who are growing increasingly exasperated with the proliferation of high-profile controversies at the Pentagon, are not expressing much confidence in Pete Hegseth’s leadership — ...
Explained: Why congressional Republicans are gunning for Trump ally Pete Hegseth
Republicans are turning on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following a controversial Latin American operation where two ...
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Trump Backs Pete Hegseth on Boat Strikes Even as GOP Turns on Him
Donald Trump is still backing Pete Hegseth, despite growing scrutiny over reports that the defense secretary issued orders to mercilessly kill survivors of a September 2 airstrike on a small boat in ...
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The Secretary of All Wars
Pete Hegseth’s MAGA vision for the “Department of War” ultimately makes no distinction between military, social, cultural and religious conflicts. The millions of casualties of U.S. wars since, ...
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Seth Meyers Cringes at Pete Hegseth’s Reply to Trump Online: ‘Like Those Couples Who Wish Each Other Happy Anniversary on Facebook’
Pete Hegseth publicly responded to a social media post from President Trump over the weekend, as if it were a public order. The move was nothing short of “gross” to Seth Meyers, who compared ...
December 3, 2025 - Trump administration updates
President Donald Trump said today his administration would “certainly” release video of a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel last September that has stoked bipartisan criticism from lawmakers ...