Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there is "nothing unprecedented" about President Donald Trump firing and replacing Department of Defense officials, during an interview on "FOX News Sunday." "There are lots of presidents who've made changes from FDR to Eisenhower to H.
Pentagon sending combat troops to southern border
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The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border
Pentagon orders up to 3,000 troops, combat vehicles to border
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered about 3,000 active-duty troops to the southern US border, including soldiers from a motorized brigade equipped with 20-ton armored Stryker combat vehicles, defense officials familiar with the effort said.
A U.S. official confirms that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyber operations against Russia. Former CIA Director John Brennan joins Chris Jansing to share his insight.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that the Pentagon would reduce its spending in the upcoming fiscal year by 8%.
Pete Hegseth Issues Update to Pentagon
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will end its efforts to prepare and respond to climate change. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the military will trim 8% from its budget in each of the next five years.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, participates in a welcome ceremony with Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly asked Pentagon officials Tuesday to draw up plans to slash defense spending for each of the next five years — as the department became the latest target of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cost-cutting mission.
Trump announced in a Friday night Truth Special post that he had fired Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
At the same time, Republican lawmakers are aiming to add more than $100 billion to the Pentagon’s proposed budget, which would push military spending close to $1 trillion a year.