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New York Post on MSN · 4d

Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for huge budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: report

Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according to a memo.

UPI News on MSN · 4d

Pete Hegseth orders senior leaders to cut 8% from Defense budget

Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget over each of the next five years.

The New York Times · 5d

Hegseth Calls for 8 Percent Annual Defense Cut

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military and Defense Department officials to draw up plans to cut 8 percent from the defense budget over each of the next five years, officials said on Wednesday.

Hegseth defends Trump’s Joint Chiefs firing

federalnewsnetwork.com · 4h

Hegseth defends Trump’s firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals

Nothing about this is unprecedented,” Hegseth told Fox on Sunday. “The president deserves to pick his key national security advisory team.”

The New York Times · 1d

Hegseth Defends Trump’s Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview on Sunday that Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. was “not the right man for the moment” and praised President Trump’s handling of the war in Ukraine.

Washington Times · 1d

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends Trump’s firing of Joint Chiefs, other military leaders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that President Trump fired Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, because he was “not the right man for the moment.”

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Pete Hegseth Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Why He Fired DoD Lawyers

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he’d fired top military lawyers so that Donald Trump’s administration ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Breaks Down Why Pentagon Needs Major Shake Up

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth revealed Sunday on Fox News why the Pentagon will be opening up various positions and ...

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Pete Hegseth Addresses Sending US Troops Into Ukraine

Defense Secretary Hegseth emphasized that President Trump is counting on a quick peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

Hegseth seeks to shift $50 billion in FY26 budget proposal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Pentagon officials to find about $50 billion in the Biden administration’s fiscal ...

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Defense chief Hegseth said he would welcome Elon Musk’s DOGE analysts at the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he’s been in touch with Elon Musk and would welcome his unofficial Department of ...

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Pentagon's Hegseth sees growth in defense spending despite Musk review

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday he wanted to increase overall U.S. defense spending and played down ...

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Defense Secretary Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is 'unrealistic'

Hegseth held talks with U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey before meeting with Ukraine Defense Contract Group (UDCG) at NATO ...

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'Accelerated autocracy': Why Hegseth’s firing of top military attorneys is raising alarms

President Donald Trump’s Friday night firing of the nation’s highest-ranking military official, coupled with U.S. Secretary ...

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