Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman and Others Draws Criticism
Democratic lawmakers and retired military officers expressed concern about the politicization of the military under President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Pete Hegseth Fires Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Navy’s Top Officer
Adm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet.
Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Turmoil at Pentagon
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president’s insistence that the military’s leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role.
Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers
The firings are the first of what is expected to be a vast wave of layoffs by the Pentagon.
Trump Plans to Use Military Sites Across the Country to Detain Undocumented Immigrants
The move would be a drastic escalation by the White House to militarize immigration enforcement.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Cuts
The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.
U.S. Attorney Casts Office as ‘Guardians of Federal Workers’
In an unusual email, the U.S. attorney in Washington, Ed Martin, spoke openly about a sensitive investigation into a threat against Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary.
Trump Moves Toward Pushing Openly Transgender People Out of Military
The president also ordered the Pentagon to end diversity programs, reinstate many service members dismissed for refusing the coronavirus vaccine and create a new missile defense system.
Pete Hegseth Targets D.E.I. in Early Directives at the Pentagon
“Those who do not comply will no longer work here,” Pete Hegseth said in a handwritten notice saying diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives were not welcome at the Pentagon.
Pete Hegseth Promises ‘Shift’ at Pentagon on First Full Day
“Whatever is needed at the border will be provided,” Pete Hegseth, the new defense secretary, told reporters.