Five former defense secretaries condemned President Trump’s firing last week of senior military leaders as “reckless” and urged Congress not to confirm their successors. In […]
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense Secretary, Visits Guantánamo Bay
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba on Tuesday to observe the Trump administration’s migrant detention operations there, […]
Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk’s Performance Email
Several Trump-appointed agency leaders urged their staffs not to comply with Elon Musk’s order to summarize their accomplishments for the past week or be removed […]
Trump’s Frustration With Generals Resulted in an Unconventional Pick
By late last week, President Trump had decided to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replace […]
Trump’s Firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown May Have Roots in George Floyd Protests
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 […]
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 […]
Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman and Others Draws Criticism
Democrats and some former members of the military reacted with anger and sadness to the dismissal of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the chairman […]
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 […]