Pentagon Pete Goes After a Rite of Passage for Young Boys:
Pete Hegseth’s obsession with machismo knows no bounds.
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Pentagon Pete Cosplays as NASA Pilot Aboard Billionaire’s Jet: The defense secretary tossed hand gestures for the cameras as he played co-pilot during his ...
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Pete Hegseth Delights in Violence: His first year at the Pentagon has been marked by uncomplicated celebrations of death.
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‘Knives out’ for Hegseth, other military leaders after Iran war dooms GOP
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What the Blue Tsunami Means for the Iran War—and for Pete Hegseth: Democrats have a real opportunity to rein in Trump’s military spending. Will they take it?
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Hegseth fires the Pentagon's top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikes
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Key FactsHegseth removes Pentagon’s military planning chief
Oct 30, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Brett Sylvia, a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, is the second general Hegseth has removed from the J5 post.
- A defense official said no reason was given and no immediate replacement for Sylvia had been named.
- Two diplomats said U.S. officials urged Middle Eastern countries and regional allies to prepare for possible post-election action and Iranian retaliation; Trump had not decided.
- A third U.S. aircraft carrier and thousands of additional troops are heading to the region.
Top general fired by Hegseth amid leak investigation: The Pentagon initially issued a statement thanking Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia for his service but rescinded ...
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Hegseth fires Pentagon’s chief planning officer as renewed action against Iran looms, source says
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Hegseth ousted top military strategist from Pentagon, sources say
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Hegseth ousts Pentagon’s chief planner as renewed action against Iran looms, source says
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Hegseth fires the Pentagon’s top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikes
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Hegseth Built a New Pentagon Office for Religion. Military Religious Leaders Wish He Hadn’t.
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Pentagon Will Review Pete Hegseth’s Signal Use: The review started in response to a joint bipartisan request last week from leaders of the Senate Armed Services ...
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Concerns about Hegseth’s judgment come roaring back after group chat scandal: Ever since news broke on Monday that top Trump officials discussed US military ...
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Banning "Enola Gay": Pete Hegseth's DEI paranoia knows no limits: Trump’s defense secretary ends a 1965 policy barring racial segregation from contract ...
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Military families protest Secretary Hegseth's anti-DEI push: Military families protesting the defense department's anti-DEI push heckled Defense Secretary ...
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Hegseth welcomes DOGE's "keen eye" to massive Pentagon budget: At more $890 billion, the Pentagon's budget is a behemoth, accounting for roughly half of the U.S ...
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Trump orders Pentagon to revise policy on transgender troops: Other orders would roll back diversity programs, create a space-based missile defense system and ...
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With Hegseth in charge at the Pentagon, these changes may happen: There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his ...
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Hegseth vows more Trump actions on military: New Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says there will soon be more executive orders from President Trump as he seeks to ...
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Opinion: From 'Fox & Friends' to the Pentagon? Trump promotes loyalty over experience.
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