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Pete Hegseth, Pentagon and Department of Defense

Officials push back on claims of 'list' of generals Hegseth plans to fire at Pentagon

Officials are pushing back on the notion that the Department of Defense has a "list" of flag officers that Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to fire.

The Hill on MSN · 2d

Hegseth’s proposed Pentagon cuts, firing of generals: What to know

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed senior Pentagon officials and military leaders to forge plans that would result in an 8 percent cut to the defense budget for each year over the next

MSNBC · 2d

Defense Secretary Hegseth considering firing top military officers

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is considering firing generals and top military officers as soon as this week, according to two Defense officials and three Congressional sources. And President Trump's approval rating slips.

Hosted on MSN · 2d

Hegseth circulating list to congressional Republicans of top generals, officers he is interested in firing

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been circulating a list to congressional Republicans with names of top military generals and officers he wants to fire.

Air Force Times · 1d

Lawmakers warn Hegseth against political firings of generals

A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked Hegseth for justifications and transparency before any decisions to dismiss senior uniformed leaders.

Trump, Pentagon and Joint Chiefs

MSNBC · 1d

Trump abruptly fires Joint Chiefs Chairman, other top Pentagon leaders

Donald Trump announced General CQ Brown was fired as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also issued a slew of firings of top military leaders.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Trump ousts Joint Chiefs chairman, other leaders in major Pentagon shake-up

The Navy’s top admiral and a senior Air Force general also were dismissed as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moves to align the military with Trump’s agenda.

Reuters on MSN · 14h

Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup

President Donald Trump on Friday fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General C.Q. Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals in an unprecedented shake-up of U.S. military leadership.

Defense Secretary Hegseth working with DOGE to cut the 'BS'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a video Thursday detailing oncoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ...

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Hegseth's Pentagon Shakeup Could Remove Female Military Leaders

High-ranking military officials may face removal as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considers leadership changes.

Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to ...

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In Pursuit of a ‘Warrior Ethos,’ Hegseth Targets Military’s Top Lawyers

The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of ...

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Maddow Blog | Pete Hegseth’s tenure at the Pentagon goes from bad to worse

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s overseas trip started with heckling from military families. That turned out to one the best ...

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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 ...

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Cuts

The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, ...

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Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for huge budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: report

Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according ...

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Pentagon will cut billions of dollars in programs but not its overall budget, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that he will immediately begin shifting billions of dollars away from nonlethal ...

Hegseth confirms DOGE analysts are in Pentagon to cut waste

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth verified that staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are working in the ...

Irish Star on MSN23h

Pete Hegseth handed daunting task after Donald Trump fires Joint Chiefs of Staff

President Donald Trump has fired Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a dramatic shake-up at the ...

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