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Pentagon, Pete Hegseth and Department of Defense

Officials push back on claims of 'list' of generals Hegseth plans to fire at Pentagon

Officials are pushing back on the notion that the Department of Defense has a "list" of flag officers that Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to fire.

Yahoo · 1d

Hegseth’s proposed Pentagon cuts, firing of generals

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed senior Pentagon officials and military leaders to forge plans that would result in an 8 percent cut to the defense budget for each year over the next five years.

MSNBC · 2d

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.

Hosted on MSN · 2d

Hegseth circulating list to congressional Republicans of top generals, officers he is interested in firing

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been circulating a list to congressional Republicans with names of top military generals and officers he wants to fire.

Air Force Times · 1d

Lawmakers warn Hegseth against political firings of generals

A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked Hegseth for justifications and transparency before any decisions to dismiss senior uniformed leaders.

Trump, Pentagon and Joint Chiefs of Staff

MSNBC · 1d

Trump abruptly fires Joint Chiefs Chairman, other top Pentagon leaders

Donald Trump announced General CQ Brown was fired as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also issued a slew of firings of top military leaders.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Trump ousts Joint Chiefs chairman, other leaders in major Pentagon shake-up

The Navy’s top admiral and a senior Air Force general also were dismissed as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moves to align the military with Trump’s agenda.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 17h

Trump Fires Top Pentagon Officers in Sweeping Overhaul

The nominee to replace Gen. CQ Brown, the second Black officer to serve in the Pentagon’s senior military post, is a retired Air Force general.

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Hegseth's Pentagon Shakeup Could Remove Female Military Leaders

High-ranking military officials may face removal as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considers leadership changes.

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Hegseth Set to Seek 8% Spending Shift at Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to reduce projected US military spending by 8% over the next five years would spare ...

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Pentagon will cut billions of dollars in programs but not its overall budget, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that he will immediately begin shifting billions of dollars away from nonlethal ...

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Hegseth denies Pentagon launching spending cuts in sharp rebuke of Biden DOD

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted reports of spending cuts taking place at the Pentagon, saying they are actually ...

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Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next ...

Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to ...

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Democrats reject decades of policy as they fight against Hegseth’s Pentagon cuts

Attempting to combat media narratives and obstructionism, Hegseth has insisted that he is merely moving money around in the ...

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Hegseth orders Pentagon to make plans for major budget cuts to align with Trump DOGE priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to develop plans for cutting 8% from the Department of Defense budget ...

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Cuts

The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, ...

Hegseth confirms DOGE analysts are in Pentagon to cut waste

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth verified that staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are working in the ...

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