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White House rejects Hegseth chief of staff pick who trashed Trump and Vance as ‘crazy,’ ‘dumb’
The drama surrounding Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has a new lead player: a top aide known to his detractors as “Rasputin Ricky.” ...
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‘Unusual’: White House blocks Pete Hegseth’s ‘widely disliked’ pick for top Pentagon role
The White House will override Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s choice for chief of staff and install its own candidate – a move aimed at insulating the Pentagon chief from further missteps amid ...
Hegseth recipe for peace includes ‘strategic’ foreign projection of strength
Pete Hegseth said the Department of Defense's goal is to have "strategic locations from which to project power and defend American interests and allies." ...
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Pete Hegseth suffers latest public blow as Trump administration steps in to block appointment
The White House blocked Hegseth's pick for Pentagon chief of staff and moved to select its own candidate, in an attempt to shield against future mistakes.
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White House Blocking Hegseth’s Hawkish Chief of Staff Pick Over Past Comments Attacking Trump and Vance: Report
Pete Hegseth’s staffing chaos apparently will not be ending anytime soon as a new report says that the White House his ...
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Trump White House Blindsided After Pete Hegseth Abruptly Canceled Ukraine Weapons Shipments: Report
TRANSCOM said the cancellations cost $1.6 million, Reuters reported. The post Trump White House Blindsided After Pete Hegseth Abruptly Canceled Ukraine Weapons Shipments: Report first appeared ...
Hegseth orders new review of Afghanistan withdrawal and suicide bombing at Kabul airport
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered another review of the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, ...
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Trump admin scrambles as $2.2M Hegseth flub catches White House off-guard: report
An order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office grounded 11 flights loaded with heavy artillery headed to Ukraine. The problem? Nobody in the Pentagon, the State Department, Ukraine — or even ...
Aide’s rise under Hegseth scrutinized in White House, Pentagon
Recently retired Marine Ricky Buria’s status as one of the few current aides appointed during the Biden era has elicited “purity” questions from Trump loyalists.
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Pete Hegseth Violated First Amendment at Pentagon, Says West Point Veteran, "He Should Be Fired"
Army combat veteran and On Democracy blogger Fred Wellman reported “breaking news from sources in the Pentagon” today on X.