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DEFENSE SECRETARY

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks on the failed grand jury indictment against him during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kelly spoke on the recent failed Department of Justice grand jury indictment brought against him and other colleagues after they recorded a video citing the Uniform Code of Military Justice that members of the military must refuse illegal orders.
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Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders

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Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.
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News organizations, including Hegseth's former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth has said that outlets who don't agree to the new rules will be evicted on Wednesday
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Oval Office at the White House on July 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth belongs to an archconservative church network. Here's what to know

Hegseth shared a video about the church, showing pastors arguing women should not have the right to vote
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared similar details of a March military airstrike against Yemen’s Houthi militants that were sent in another chain with top Trump administration leaders.
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Hegseth had a second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike

The White House and Pentagon said late Sunday that disgruntled former employees were spreading false claims
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Trump downplays texting military operation plan as 'minor glitch' but Ret. Col David Hunt says it's "amateur hour"
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Trump downplays texting military operation plan as 'minor glitch' but Ret. Col David Hunt says it's "amateur hour"

"Everybody on that phone, nobody questioned a thing - it's amateur hour at best and criminal at worst"
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President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, joined by former Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN).
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Former Minnesota Republican Sen. Norm Coleman says Pete Hegseth is exactly what Department of Defense needs

"Get rid of DEI, get rid of critical race theory, focus on a lethal military force," Coleman told WCCO's Chad Hartman
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. Hegseth was joined by Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) (L) and former Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN).
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CBS' Major Garrett: Without President Trump's influence there's no way Pete Hegseth gets Defense Sec. confirmation

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Report: Trump could swap Hegseth for DeSantis to lead Defense Department
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Report: Trump could swap Hegseth for DeSantis to lead Defense Department

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Fox News contributor Pete Hegseth arrives at Trump Tower in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration and tapped Hegseth for Sec. of Defense.
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Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience

Fox News host and Minnesota native Pete Hegseth chosen to serve as Trump's defense secretary
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Pentagon sending warships and bomber aircraft to the Middle East
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Pentagon sending warships and bomber aircraft to the Middle East

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Pentagon to use commercial airlines in Afghanistan evacuation efforts

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