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Hegseth fires general whose agency’s intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of U.S. damage to Iran nuclear sites angered President Donald Trump.

NBC News on MSN · 22h

Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency

An initial assessment by the agency in June indicated strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities had a more limited effect than President Trump said.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

In latest purge, Hegseth removes head of Pentagon intelligence agency, other senior officials

Aug 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the head of the Pentagon's intelligence agency and two other senior military commanders, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, the latest move by President Donald Trump's administration to purge officials at the Pentagon.

National Guard, Pete Hegseth

CNN on MSN · 3d

Hegseth orders National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard members patrolling the streets of Washington, DC, to begin carrying their service weapons as they fulfill President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital,

Fox News on MSN · 2d

Hegseth authorizes 2,000 National Guard troops to carry weapons in DC if necessary: US official

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized National Guard troops and airmen to carry weapons in D.C. if their mission requires it amid a Trump administration crackdown on crime.

Reuters · 20h

US National Guard troops in Washington to begin carrying weapons, officials say

The exact number of troops who would carry their weapons was fluid, but they will either carry M17 pistols or M4 rifles, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Trump and Hegseth look to rename Defense Department

The Independent on MSN · 1h

Trump says he and Secretary Hegseth want to take ‘Department of Defense’ back 80 years

President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters he and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth want to party like it’s 1946 — by renaming Hegseth’s Cabinet department to what it was last called nearly eight decades ago.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 23m

Trump and Hegseth look to rename Defense Department as ‘Department of War’

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated that they will soon change the name of the Defense Department back to the "Department of War." Trump backed the name change on Monday, while Hegseth said from the Oval Office that it is ...

Newsweek on MSN · 4h

Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth ready to change Defense Department's name

The Pentagon carried the Department of War label until 1949, when it was rebranded amid post–World War II restructuring.

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Hegseth announces establishment of Mexican Border Defense Medal

Effective immediately, the Mexican Border Defense Medal is established to recognize service members deployed to the U.S.

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Pentagon officials blast Washington Post for putting 'lives at risk' with report on Pete Hegseth’s security

Washington Post faces criticism for publishing sensitive information about defense secretary Pete Hegseth's protective ...

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Trump and Hegseth continue to remake senior military positions

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was fired from his post this week, making him the ...

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JD Vance and Pete Hegseth Heckled Loudly at Shake Shack

An estimated 1,900 troops are being deployed in D.C. with more than half are coming from GOP-led states responding to the ...

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Did Pete Hegseth invest $5M in 'Dogtopia' healing sanctuary?

In August 2025, a rumor circulated online that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth invested $5 million in "Dogtopia," ...

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MAGA Melts Down Over Hegseth’s Obscene Security Spending Being Exposed

MAGA nation is having a full-blown meltdown after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “unusually large” personal security detail ...

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Hegseth is right to restore the Reconciliation Memorial

One hundred years ago, veterans from opposing sides of our nation’s most divisive and traumatic war found a way to compromise ...

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