A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.
The outgoing Biden administration hasn’t designated a senior official to act as defense secretary during the transition, raising the question of who will be in charge at the Pentagon until the Trump administration installs an individual to execute orders.
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Anduril, a military drone start-up with links to Trump’s tech advisers, says U.S. military power needs rebuilding around lower-cost, AI-enhanced weapons.
The decision was an early salvo by the new administration against a military that President Trump has assailed for a variety of perceived offenses.
A portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley, a target of President Donald Trump's wrath, disappeared from a Pentagon hallway hours after the inauguration.
It would be very hard for a president to override the advice he was getting from the secretary and the chairman [of the joint chiefs of staff],” noted Dick Cheney, who ran the Pentagon for George H.W.
The report said the top 70th percentile of enlisted troops with one year of service earn $1,000 a week, but the figure includes far more than base pay.
All of that could soon fall on the shoulders of Pete Hegseth. The 44-year-old combat veteran and former TV cable news host is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon.
A video shared on Instagram claims the Pentagon gave money to YouTube star Jimmy MrBeast Donaldson in an effort to persuade children to want to enlist in the army. Verdict: False Although the Pentagon and MrBeast were going to work on content together,
Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed nothing but support for his candidacy at a confirmation hearing.