Secretary of Defense

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Defense policy bill includes provision to limit defense secretary’s travel budget unless unedited boat strike video is released

ustowner-013 2025-12-08 20:20

A new version of the annual defense policy bill released Sunday could limit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel plans next year if he doesn’t rele[……] ....

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Pete Hegseth orders the removal of 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles

ustowner-013 2025-07-15 23:15

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the removal of 2,000 National Guard troops who were mobilized in response to protests in Los Angel[……] ....

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

ustowner-011 2025-01-21 03:58

WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee voted Monday along party lines to send Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be defense secretary to the Senat[……] ....

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Pete Hegseth’s FBI background check doesn’t include interviews with key women from his past

ustowner-011 2025-01-14 02:32

The FBI background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for defense secretary, does not include interviews with Hegset[……] ....

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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced sex assault allegation

ustowner-011 2024-11-17 11:45

Hegseth, a former Fox News host, was not charged with a crime in connection with the reported 2017 incident. Pete Hegseth, President-elect Don[……] ....

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The U. S. Secretary of Defense was summoned to Congress to testify about hospital admissions

ustowner-011 2024-01-19 04:49

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers in a letter demanded US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin appear before the panel for[……] ....

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Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White House

ustowner-011 2024-01-15 01:56

Among those being mentioned for Trump’s defense secretary are Christopher Miller, who served temporarily during his administration, Michael Flynn and[……] ....

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Biden unaware of Pentagon chief’s prostate cancer until today

ustowner-011 2024-01-09 21:31

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden did not learn that his defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, had prostate cancer until Tuesday, the[……] ....

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Senior Biden leaders and Pentagon officials unaware for days that defense secretary was hospitalized

ustowner-011 2024-01-08 01:46

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress were unaware for days that Defense Secretar[……] ....

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