Second Defense Official Under Pete Hegseth Reportedly Placed on Leave
Two Department of Defense (DOD) officials are now reportedly on administrative leave Tuesday night amid investigations of internal leaks within the agency. Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon via email and phone for comment. Why It Matters The DOD has faced recent scrutiny after Hegseth and other top Trump Cabinet officials engaged in a Signal […]
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Why China’s Rare Earth Curbs Could Devastate US Defense Industry
President Donald Trump knows his hike in tariffs for China’s goods to 145 percent will up the ante in a trade war, but Beijing also holds a strong hand with its control of the materials critical for the United States defense industry. China first responded on April 3 to Trump’s initial salvo of 54 percent […]
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Included Wife in Sensitive Meetings: Report
A new report says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife to “sensitive” meetings with foreign officials. The report comes amid intense scrutiny of Trump administration officials for using an encrypted app, Signal, to reportedly communicate military plans while including a journalist on the thread. Newsweek reached out to the Department of Defense (DOD) via […]
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Air Defense, HIMARS and Ammo: Here’s Ukraine Military Aid Trump Is Pausing
U.S. President Donald Trump has suspended all military aid headed for Ukraine in the wake of the explosive Oval Office meeting with Kyiv leader Volodymyr Zelensky last week, a move likely to wreak havoc with dwindling Ukrainian supplies of vital weapons and air-defense systems. Why It Matters Ukraine is deeply dependent on U.S. military aid […]
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China Responds to US After Rejecting Defense Talks
China said it rejected a bilateral defense ministers’ meeting with the United States because Washington disrespected its “core interests” by continuing weapon sales to Taiwan. The Pentagon said on Wednesday that China had rejected U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin‘s proposal to meet his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ two-day […]
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Hegseth as Defense Secretary Doesn’t Bode Well for Pentagon: Ex-RNC Staffer
President-elect Donald Trump‘s choice of former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary doesn’t bode well for the Pentagon, Justin Higgins, former senior opposition researcher for the Republican National Committee (RNC), wrote in a Saturday op-ed. Earlier this week, Trump tapped Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, listing his accolades and calling him “tough, smart […]
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