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Pete Hegseth is Trump's pick for defense secretary

Trump’s defense secretary pick said women shouldn’t be in combat roles. These female veterans fear what comes next

When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. She now fears the progress made for women in combat since then will be reversed after President-elect Donald Trump announced Pete Hegseth this week as his pick for secretary of defense – a Fox News host and Army veteran who has criticized efforts to allow women into combat roles.

NBC News on MSN · 16h

Trump's pick for defense secretary wants to purge the Pentagon of ‘woke' officials

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, said he believes women shouldn’t serve in combat and that he wants to see the military purged of “woke” officials who support diversity,

The Associated Press on MSN · 19h

What to know about MN native Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick as defense secretary

In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large following of his own.

Outrage over Trump's pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general

USA TODAY on MSN · 12h

Trump transition recap: Rubio to be nominated for Secretary of State; Gaetz AG

Donald Trump met with President Biden on Wednesday and announced plans to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz, Sen. Marco Rubio and Tulsi Gabbard for his Cabinet.

Christian Science Monitor · 19h

GOP senators are already balking at Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general

Republican senators reacted with shock and incredulity to the news that Donald Trump wants Matt Gaetz to be attorney general.

U.S. News & World Report · 21h

Trump Taps Firebrand Congressman Matt Gaetz for Attorney General

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N.

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How the Department of Defense could change under Trump: Expert

Anduril Industries CEO and co-founder Brian Schimpf told Yahoo Finance at the annual Invest conference that the way for the ...

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Read the Department of Defense Inspector General's full report on Red Hill fuel spills

That’s one detail released in new reports by the Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General. The office found ...

WWNO8h

What it takes to run the Department of Defense

Following the nomination of Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, we ask a retired Marine colonel and military expert Mark Cancian what it takes to run the DOD.

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C.I.A. Official Charged in Leak of Classified Documents About Israeli Military Plans

Asif Rahman, who worked overseas, was arrested on Tuesday by the F.B.I. and faces two counts of violating the Espionage Act.

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The Largest Defense Contractors In The United States

The lack of competition in the defense sector is a serious concern for the Department of Defense (DoD). A 2022 report noted that the number of prime contractors went from 51 to just 5 in the ...