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Pete Hegseth and Other Trump Picks Unfit for Their Big Government Jobs

As military operations in Iran continue, we're looking closely at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump appointees ...
The Economist

Checks and Balance: Pete Hegseth and the risks of a macho military

Charlotte Howard, our New York bureau chief, on why divisive machismo is at the core of the Trump administration’s military ...

‘An absolute idiot:’ Pete Hegseth’s war speech sparks firestorm online

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made remarks about the U.S.-led war in Iran that critics called reckless ...

Pete Hegseth’s Moral Unseriousness

The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or ...

Big Tech group tells Pentagon's Hegseth they are 'concerned' about Anthropic supply-chain risk designation

By Karen Freifeld March 4 (Reuters) - A Big Tech industry group on Wednesday expressed concern to U.S. Secretary of Defense ...

White House reacts to Pete Hegseth's remarks over US troop deaths

The White House defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing the media of mischaracterizing his remarks on U.S. troop ...

Anthropic faces Friday deadline in Defense AI clash with Hegseth

Until this week, Anthropic was the only AI company cleared to deploy its models on classified networks. Elon Musk's xAI is ...

Trump Says He Wants to Be Involved in Picking Iran's Next Leader as War Ripples Across the Region

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader as the U.S. and Israel ...