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Pete Hegseth, Pentagon and Senate Armed Services Committee

Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon clears a key hurdle in the Senate

The Senate voted Thursday to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination to be President Donald Trump's defense secretary, putting him on a path to final confirmation at the end of the week. The vote was 51-49,

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

New Allegations Against Hegseth as Senate Readies Vote on Pentagon Nominee

Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law said in an affidavit to senators on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon abused his second ex-wife to the point where she once hid in a closet and gave friends a code word to use in a crisis.

NBC News · 3d

Senate Armed Services Committee advances Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

Pentagon Sending Active-Duty Troops to US-Mexico Border

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Pentagon is sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the US-Mexico border

U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days.

The New York Times · 1d

Pentagon to Send 1,500 Additional Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border

The troops will join 2,500 Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers who’ve been called to active duty in recent months.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 17h

Pentagon to deploy about 1,500 troops to the southern border: ‘Just the beginning’

The U.S. military has deployed approximately 1,500 troops to the southern border to aid the Department of Homeland Security’s border security measures.

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Trump moves to close Pentagon office focused on curbing civilian deaths

The Trump administration is laying groundwork to wind down efforts to reduce civilian harm in U.S. military operations.

Defense News on MSN2d

Pentagon announces slate of new officials for second Trump term

The Pentagon on Tuesday released a list of new officials sworn in this week to run the Defense Department - the most ...

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Defense secretary nominee Hegseth clears last hurdle before confirmation vote

The Senate Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of Defense, despite ...

The Economist12d

How hard is it to run the Pentagon?

The Pentagon owns or maintains almost 30m acres of property, he noted, an area larger than Pennsylvania. Its carbon emissions are about 1% of the country’s total. Its annual budget, a little ...

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10,000 troops headed to seal the southern border, as Trump shuts down asylum process

Daily on Defense: 10,000 troops destined for border, Hegseth vote expected today, Houthis redesignated terrorists, Judges recoil at revisionist Jan. 6 history.

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What does the defense secretary do?

Leading the U.S. Department of Defense is a massive job, broadly affecting Americans’ security at home and abroad and ...

federalnewsnetwork.com21h

Trump’s executive order directs NORTHCOM to ‘seal’ the border

The executive order requires the command to deliver both a contingency and campaign plan to "provide steady-state southern ...

Cfr.org15h

Partners in Peacemaking: How the United States and Europe Can End the War in Ukraine

It would be easy for President Donald Trump to exclude his European counterparts from peace negotiations to end the war in ...

AFP on MSN1d

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines' defense under a treaty as tensions ...

Rubio, in a call with his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo, "underscored the United States’ ironclad commitments to the Philippines under our Mutual Defense Treaty," State Department spokeswoman ...

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