United States Secretary of Defense

Defense Secretary Hegseth working with DOGE to cut 'BS'

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) cuts and restructuring that will take place within the Pentagon. On the date of filming, Hegseth said he met with DOGE and they are beginning their review.

MSNBC · 15h

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.

The New Republic on MSN · 1d

Trump’s Defense Secretary Gives Pentagon Days to Plan for Massive Cuts

Donald Trump’s gutting of the federal government is coming to the Department of Defense. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has told DOD and military leaders to make plans for cutting 8 percent of the defense budget for each of the next five years,

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Pentagon orders budget revamp to reinvest $50 billion into Trump defense priorities

The review could set the stage for Defense Secretary Hegseth to follow through with goals to invest more in the Asia-Pacific and prioritize securing the U.S. border with Mexico, along with other reforms.

USA TODAY on MSN · 7h

Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the funds will be pulled from 'so-called "climate change" and other woke programs.'

Defense News on MSN · 1d

White House eyes 8% cut to defense budget to boost Trump priorities

The move could reduce defense spending projections by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five years.

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Meaningful Pentagon Cuts Will Require Rethinking What 'Defense' Means

In 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the U.S. government spent $916 billion on ...

Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing

In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate ...

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NATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhere

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, front left, and Britain's Defense Secretary John Healey, front second left, pose with other ministers during a group photo of NATO defense ...

US defense chief suggests Ukraine should abandon hope of winning all territory back from Russia

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested Kyiv ...

A New Kind of Defense Secretary Saves His Ammunition for Domestic Enemies

Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s ...

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Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's pro-union pick for labor secretary, appears at confirmation hearing

DeRemer, President Trump's nominee for labor secretary, faces opposition from at least one member of her own party.

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Defense Secretary says enlisted morale is high at Southern Border

During a media interview today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said morale is high among U.S. troops currently assisting with enforcement ...

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At least for money: the United States stopped the sale of weapons to Ukraine — Kostenko

The United States has stopped the sale of weapons to Ukraine. This was stated in an interview with journalist Natalia Moseychuk* by Secretary of the Defense Committee of the Verkhovna Rada Roman ...

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