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Trump, Pete Hegseth and Pentagon

The Independent on MSN · 6h

Trump live updates: Elon Musk issues ultimatum to federal workers; Hegseth defends firing top military leaders

Elon Musk sent an ultimatum to federal workers at the request of President Donald Trump: explain what they have achieved in the last week or be assumed to have resigned by Monday evening.The email requests employees send five bullet points justifying their work.

The Associated Press on MSN · 8h

Pete Hegseth defends Trump's firings of Pentagon leaders, hints at more dismissals

Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump 's firing of the nation's senior military officer and a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon.

The Washington Post · 5h

Trump and Hegseth’s Pentagon purge undermines the armed forces

In his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump did serious damage to America’s soft power by moving to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development and defund the National Endowment for Democracy. Now he seems bent on damaging U.S. hard power, too.

Trump, Reed and Pete Hegseth

POLITICO on MSN · 7h

Trump and Hegseth are politicizing the military, Sen. Jack Reed says

"It's the beginning of a very, very serious degradation of the military and politicization of the military," he said.

Democratic Sen. Reed: Trump's Pentagon purge is attempt to politicize the military

Sen. Jack Reed, ranking Democrat on Armed Services Committee, said Trump’s purge of senior Pentagon leaders is a threat to the nonpartisan nature of the military.

Hegseth: Trump Will Install New Military Attorneys Who Won’t Be ‘Roadblocks to Anything’

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… anything that happens.

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‘It’s time for fresh blood’: Trump purging military JAG lawyers so they won’t be ‘roadblocks to anything that happens’ over next 4 years, Hegseth says

President Trump is sacking top military lawyers because it doesn't want them to be "roadblocks to anything that happens" over ...

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Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next ...

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Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the funds will be pulled from 'so-called "climate change" and other woke programs.' ...

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Pete Hegseth Reinstates Ban on New Transgender Service Members After 4-Year Pause Under Joe Biden

The Pentagon has reinstated a ban on new transgender service members in the U.S. military. Donald Trump first introduced the ...

Military Times on MSN2d

Cuts to staff, budget will boost military strength, Hegseth says

Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to ...

Tampa Free Press on MSN3h

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Breaks Down Why Pentagon Needs Major Shake Up

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth revealed Sunday on Fox News why the Pentagon will be opening up various positions and ...

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