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SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

War widens as Israeli and US planes pound Iran and Tehran and its proxies hit back
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War widens as Israeli and US planes pound Iran and Tehran and its proxies hit back

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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

"Our retired veterans deserve more respect from their Government and our Constitution demands they receive it"
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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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A 13-year-old private Boeing aircraft that President Donald Trump toured on Saturday to check out new hardware and technology features, and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, takes off from Palm Beach International Airport, Feb. 16, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use

Military Consultant Jeff McCausland says retrofitting it to be Air Force One could take years and up to $1 billion
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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

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, second from right, walks outside the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Washington.
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The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against Houthis

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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

"Let's just be clear about this, you take Trump out of the equation, he wouldn't be nominated by any Republican"
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Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, arrives for a meeting at the Hart Senate Office Building on January 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump's nominees for his incoming administration continue to meet with senators on Capitol Hill, weeks before his inauguration.
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Pete Hegseth faces questions about his experience and personal past as confirmation hearings begin Tuesday

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FOX & Friends came to Goolee's Grill in Rehoboth Beach, April 26, 2019, with the weekend co-host Pete Hegseth talking with diners about Joe Biden's run for president.
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Police report reveals assault allegations against Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary

Woman told police she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by the Minnesota-native and former Fox host Hegseth
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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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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense at the U.S. Capitol on May 3, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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'Low-level' discussions underway about sending US troops to Ukraine, Joint Chiefs chairman says

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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump listens during the daily White House coronavirus press briefing April 1, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Former secretary of defense says Trump discussed firing missiles into Mexico

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