May 08 Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being separated from the military in new Pentagon order By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday. Continue reading
May 06 Hegseth directs active duty military to cut 20% of its four-star general officers By Tara Copp, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers. Continue reading
Apr 29 Hegseth boasted about ending a 'woke' program on women and security. Trump signed it into law in 2017 By Tara Copp, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a post on X called the “Women, Peace & Security” program at the Department of Defense "a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it.” It is… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 4:37 Hegseth reportedly has unsecured internet line in Pentagon office for Signal By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi Pressure is building on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Washington Post first reported and the News Hour confirmed that Hegseth had the unclassified messaging app Signal installed on a computer in his Pentagon office. All of this is unfolding as… Continue watching
Apr 22 Hegseth allegedly pulled airstrike info shared on second Signal post from secure military channel By Tara Copp, Associated Press Hegseth is accused of taking airstrike information from a military communications channel and sharing it in a chat with his wife, his brother and others. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 5:09 Hegseth faces calls to resign amid leadership concerns and new Signal chat revelations By Lisa Desjardins, Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev After a weekend of headlines, the White House faced new questions about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and at least one Republican is now calling on him to resign. Some of this is related to Hegseth’s use of the Signal… Continue watching
Apr 21 Hegseth had a second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, New York Times reports By Tara Copp, Associated Press The White House late Sunday dismissed the report as a "non-story," insisting that no classified information was shared. Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: Meeting Panama's president, Hegseth vows to take back Panama Canal 'from China's influence' By Associated Press “The United States of America will not allow Communist China, or any other country to threaten the canal’s operation or integrity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, speaking at a ribbon cutting at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base. Continue reading
Apr 03 Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth's sharing of Houthi strike plans in Signal chat By Tara Copp, Associated Press The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen. Continue reading
Mar 31 White House says case 'closed' on Signal chat despite calls for investigations By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that national security adviser Mike Waltz continues to have President Donald Trump’s confidence and that it was done discussing the embarrassing matter of senior officials communicating about plans for an airstrike on… Continue reading