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Defense Secretary Hegseth considers reversing Army ban on aggressive 'shark attack' training

Pete Hegseth may reinstate the aggressive "shark attack" practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits, which ...
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'You're An Embarrassment To The United States!': Rep. Salud Carbajal Puts Pete Hegseth In His Place, Harshly Scolds Him During Tense Exchange

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing held on June 12, 2025, Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) harshly lambasted ...
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'It's Only Fair': Pete Hegseth Brazenly Defends Trump's Abandonment of America's Allies During Nonsensical Tirade In Senate Hearing

During his remarks in a Senate hearing in June, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brazenly defended Trump's abandonment of the ...

Where does Pete Hegseth live? Defense Secretary roots for the Vols, but is he from Tennessee?

On July 29, NBC reported that Hegseth has "privately discussed the idea of running for political office." While the ...

Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Want to Talk About Golden Dome

Donald Trump wants to spend billions of dollars on a successor to President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative, and ...
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Hegseth under fire for endorsing Christian nationalist

In his short time as U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth has tested the boundaries of the separation between church and ...

Hegseth’s Headlong Pursuit of Academic Mediocrity

The Army, unlike Princeton and Harvard, knew a petulant, insecure mediocrity when it saw one. For whatever reason—perhaps ...

With support for a Confederate monument, Pete Hegseth’s culture war crusade intensifies

The secretary might claim to be “laser-focused” on fighting wars, but his record suggests he’s far more interested in ...
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'Will The United States Come To Its Aid?': Pete Hegseth Disgraces Himself, Refuses To Uphold US Obligations With NATO In Hearing

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing held on June 12, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to answer ...

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Is Becoming a Bubble

But a day before the forum began, the officers’ staff got calls from the Pentagon telling them to stay away. On social media, ...
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Pete Hegseth Unveils Return of Pro-Slavery Monument

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that a Confederate memorial would be reinstalled in Arlington Cemetery ...
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'You're Wrong On All Your Pillars': Rep. Bill Keating Makes An Example Of Pete Hegseth, Points Out His Many Failures As Defense Secretary In Hearing

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing held on June 12, 2025, Congressman Bill Keating (D-MA) dismantled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by pointing out his utter failure in upholding his ...