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Defense Secretary Austin says women in military 'make us stronger'
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Austin called women in the military a strong asset. Trump's choice for defense ...
Austin: Women in military ‘make us better’
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised women for their military service in an interview with NBC News, calling them “some of ...
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7 things to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense secretary pick
In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a ...
The bureaucratic behemoth awaiting Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon
Pete Hegseth may have been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to weed the woke out of the Department of Defense, but ...
No women in combat roles? Trump’s Pentagon chief pick raises eyebrows
Democrats and veterans groups are taking aim at Trump Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s belief that women should not ...
Pentagon pick left Guard after being reported as possible ‘insider threat’ due to tattoo
Pete Hegseth was barred from protecting President Biden’s inauguration in 2021 after enlisted soldiers complained that ...
Trump's pick for defense secretary doesn't want women serving in combat
Fox News host Pete Hegseth, a longtime Trump ally, has also said he wants to purge the military of "woke" officials.
Pete Hegseth Labeled Possible 'Insider Threat' by Army Guardsman
On Friday, the Associated Press (AP) reported that a fellow National Guard member flagged Hegseth as a potential threat over a different tattoo one week before the inauguration. H ...
Mapping Pete Hegseth’s tattoos: the Christian ink that got him kicked off Biden’s National Guard team
Donald Trump’s pick for defence secretary has a tattoo Joe Biden’s team considered so extreme that they removed him from the ...
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s anti-woke defense secretary pick, is ready to roil the Pentagon
There was surprise when Donald Trump announced that he was tapping Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense.
Pentagon officials alarmed over Hegseth’s lack of experience: ‘Would you trust him to run Walmart?’
But Hegseth, who not only has railed against Pentagon diversity and inclusion programs but has also called on Trump to fire ...