For the second time, the killing of George Floyd by a police officer has brought about a breakage between President Trump and the American military’s […]
Tag: Defense Department
Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to fire the top lawyers for the Army, Navy and Air Force represents an opening salvo in his push to […]
Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon
President Trump fired the country’s senior military officer on Friday after weeks of turmoil at the Pentagon, injecting politics into selecting the nation’s top military […]
Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers
The Pentagon said on Friday that it would fire 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting next week, in the first of what officials say will likely […]
Dan Caine, Trump’s Joint Chiefs Pick, Had Unusual Path to Top Ranks
In President Trump’s telling, Dan Caine, the retired Air Force lieutenant general whom he wants to be his next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of […]
Hegseth’s Views May Clash With Reality at Defense Department
Pete Hegseth, the newly confirmed defense secretary, has pledged to restore “the warrior ethos” to the U.S. military, which he believes has been weakened by […]
Who Are the Three Republican Senators Who Voted Against Pete Hegseth?
Late Friday night, all but three Republican senators voted to confirm President Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, creating a 50-to-50 deadlock that required […]
U.S. Military Planes Carrying Migrants Land in Guatemala
Two military jets landed in Guatemala City on Friday carrying deported migrants from Tucson, Ariz., and El Paso, according to local migration authorities and the […]
Hegseth Is Second Cabinet Secretary to Need Tiebreaker Vote, After DeVos
Nearly eight years ago, another Trump administration cabinet secretary barely survived her confirmation vote, advancing only after a vice president’s tiebreaker vote. That nominee was […]
White House to Old Staff: Go Home. Don’t Call Us. We’ll Call You.
When the career staff of the National Security Council popped onto a video call at 11:30 on Wednesday morning, a sense of dread had already […]