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Pete Hegseth says the US is ‘prepared’ to go to war with China after tariff retaliation threat

WASHINGTON (Daily Mail) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used fighting words against one of the U.S.'s biggest adversaries as the trade war between the U.S. and China escalates. Appearing on Fox & Friends this…

John McCarthy March 5, 2025

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The Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the…

John McCarthy December 31, 2024

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Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, was named in Monterey sex assault probe

SAN FRANCISCO — Seven years ago, Monterey police officers investigated an alleged sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, at a hotel in the seaside city,…

John McCarthy November 15, 2024

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Trump plans squad to fire the generals he hates

WEST PALM BEACH — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is looking at ways to make good on his promise to purge the military of “woke” generals—including a draft executive order…

John McCarthy November 13, 2024