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Pete Hegseth, Pentagon purge and senior generals

Hegseth orders purge of senior commanders, cutting 20% of four-star generals and admirals

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to cut 20% of four-star generals and admirals. The high number of senior generals and admirals has been a source of criticism among both analysts and President Donald Trump,

Times Union · 2h

Alert: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders 20% cut to the number of four-star military officers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders 20% cut to the number of four-star military officers.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1h

Hegseth says he plans to cut 20% of senior generals and admirals, extending Pentagon purge

Hegseth said the plans to slash 20% of the military's most senior generals was meant to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy.

Pentagon, Pete Hegseth and Signal

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1h

Hegseth Used Multiple Signal Chats for Official Pentagon Business

In one case, he told aides on the encrypted app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation, people familiar with his management practices said.

POLITICO on MSN · 40m

Hegseth orders Pentagon to cut hundreds of officers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a major restructuring Monday of the way the military is led, including a plan to cut hundreds of positions from its highest ranks. Hegseth, in a memo and video laying out his moves,

Newsweek on MSN · 57m

Pete Hegseth Had At Least 12 Signal Chats For Pentagon Business: Report

National security experts say sharing such sensitive information may violate the law and are concerned about the use of Signal.

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Pete Hegseth’s hard choices: Today’s decisions and tomorrow’s military

Pete Hegseth thinks we're at a point where long-range drones and hypersonics are changing and contesting battle spaces ...

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Mike Waltz, Pete Hegseth and now Kash Patel: How Trump's cabinet is falling apart as President touts 100 days in office

At a time when President Donald Trump is busy boasting his achievements in his first 100 days in office, his cabinet picks ...

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Can Pete Hegseth Master the Pentagon?

With Mike Waltz leaving the NSC, Pete Hegseth has the chance to up his game in leading the Department of Defense.

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Pete Hegseth’s ‘Month from Hell’

Donald Trump is showing no sign of being ready to dump Hegseth, despite the rumors circulating in Washington that he’s ...

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Hegseth ‘proudly’ terminates Women, Peace and Security program supported by Trump

The defense secretary’s move to end the program that two fellow Trump Cabinet members helped establish while in Congress — ...

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 ...

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Pete Hegseth directs ‘comprehensive transformation’ of Army

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the Army to undergo a "comprehensive transformation" as he is calling for the prioritization of defending the homeland.

The Washington Post12d

Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer

Former top aides to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are criticizing his leadership amid new allegations that Hegseth mishandled sensitive military information. (Video: JM Rieger/The Washington ...

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