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Report double-strike vessel was not bound for U.S. sparks reactions online
A new report from CNN says that an alleged drug boat the U.S. military executed lethal strikes against in September was headed to link up…
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Video: How Trump Aims to Redefine the Military
new video loaded: How Trump Aims to Redefine the Military President Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, have been reshaping the…
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Pete Hegseth responds to claims that he and Trump want "martial law"
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed back against critics who say President Donald Trump's administration seeks to impose…
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Second $60 million fighter jet lost by US Navy in Red Sea: Report
A second F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been lost in the Red Sea from USS Harry S. Truman, CNN reports on Tuesday. Newsweek has…
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Pete Hegseth axes "woke" Pentagon program that Donald Trump signed into law
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted on social media Tuesday that he had dismantled a Department of Defense program supporting women on…
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Top DOD officials under Hegseth fired amid leak probe: Reports
Department of Defense (DOD) officials under Secretary Pete Hegseth who were previously placed on administrative leave this week have been…
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Second defense official under Pete Hegseth reportedly placed on leave
Two Department of Defense (DOD) officials are now reportedly on administrative leave Tuesday night amid investigations of internal leaks…
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One month of US airstrikes fail to stop Houthis
One month into a sustained U.S. air campaign ordered by President Donald Trump, the Iran-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen is defying…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth included wife in sensitive meetings: report
A new report says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife to "sensitive" meetings with foreign officials. The report comes amid…
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Trump admin handed legal loss over transgender troops ban in stinging order
The Trump administration's motion to dissolve a court order blocking the president's ban on transgender military troops was denied on…
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Column: Trump wants to undo all kinds of race and gender progress. Here's what stands in his way
The Trump administration is hell-bent on “restoring” this country to an entirely fictional time when white people succeeded based purely…
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Donald Trump blasted after ousting Joint Chiefs Chairman "CQ" Brown
President Donald Trump faces backlash after announcing the firing of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles "CQ" Brown, a four-star…
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Hegseth faces backlash after proposing Pentagon cuts to fund Trump's agenda
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faced some heat on Wednesday after directing the Department of Defense (DOD) to find $50 billion in…
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Russian state TV warns Kremlin can now strike 3 NATO allies' capitals
Sergey Mikheyev, a Russian political scientist, recently warned on state television that the Kremlin could strike three European capitals…
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Hegseth says Ukraine's return to pre-2014 borders 'unrealistic'
By Daniel Orton is an editor on the live news team at Newsweek, based in London, U.K. He was previously a video news editor at the company…
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Pete Hegseth moves to restore Fort Bragg's name, but with key difference
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved to restore Fort Bragg's name, reversing its renaming to Fort Liberty under the administration of…
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Military halts sexual assault prevention training post-Trump DEI order
Several military branches have paused sexual assault prevention trainings after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on…
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Trump's new military executive orders set for Pete Hegseth's first day
✓ Link copied to clipboard! President Donald Trump is expected to sign a series of new executive orders focused on the military on Monday.…
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Opinion: Trump's focus on retribution distracts from the nation's real domestic enemies
It is no secret why President Trump forced out FBI Director Christopher Wray, his first-term pick to be the nation’s chief law enforcement…
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Donald Trump's new staffer request has potential issue
President-elect Donald Trump's demand for his incoming administration to be free of those with ties to a long list of Republican enemies…
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Senate hearing: Pete Hegseth confronted about seizing other countries
Democrat Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono suggested that former Fox News host Pete Hegseth's avoidance to answer her question suggests he…
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Pete Hegseth Senate confirmation hearing: How to watch, what to know
Pete Hegseth will take center stage on Tuesday as he testifies before the Senate as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary…
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Trump's own unorthodox rise, focus on loyalty loom large as nominees face headwinds
For weeks, President-elect Donald Trump has faced a barrage of criticism over his nomination of Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary.…
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Trump dismisses reported Hegseth drinking problems in new interview
President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his belief that his defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth can secure confirmation but admitted he…