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On July 13, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a joint Defense Department and Justice Department task force to identify and prosecute unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information to the news media. Under...
At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7-8, 2026, the Trump administration confirmed a phased drawdown of U.S. forces in Europe, reportedly including the withdrawal of warplanes, destroyers and submarines, the...
Gen. Christopher Donahue relinquished command of U.S. Army Europe and Africa at a July 2, 2026 ceremony at Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany, and the command was officially downgraded from a four-star to a three-star...
Defense Secretary Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff General Randy George to step down, the latest in a series of departures of senior uniformed military leaders during the administration. Continued turnover among top...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth intervened to overrule military leadership and reinstate helicopter pilots who had been disciplined following flights near musician Kid Rock's home. The intervention reversed a personnel...
A Department of Defense inspector-general review found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging application to discuss Yemen-strike planning created risks to sensitive military information and...
Reporting disclosed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information about the timing of a Yemen military strike in a Signal messaging group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, none of whom held an...