New Lawsuit Challenges Legality of Trump’s Sending Migrants to Guantánamo
The Trump administration faced the first direct legal challenge to its policy of sending migrants to the U.S. military base ...
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Trump Officials Split Over How Hard to Go on Mexican Cartels
Inside the White House, Trump officials are embroiled in a debate over whether to carry out military strikes against Mexican ...
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense Secretary, Visits Guantánamo Bay
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba on Tuesday to observe the Trump ...
Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk’s Performance Email
Several Trump administration officials leading federal agencies urged their employees not to comply with Elon Musk’s order to summarize their ...
Trump’s Frustration With Generals Resulted in an Unconventional Pick
By late last week, President Trump had decided to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint ...
Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to fire the top lawyers for the Army, Navy and Air Force represents an opening ...
Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman and Others Draws Criticism
Democrats and some former members of the military reacted with anger and sadness to the dismissal of Gen. Charles Q. ...
Dan Caine, Trump’s Joint Chiefs Pick, Had Unusual Path to Top Ranks
In President Trump’s telling, Dan Caine, the retired Air Force lieutenant general whom he wants to be his next chairman ...
Pete Hegseth Targets D.E.I. in Early Directives at the Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he believes the U.S. military has been weakened by diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and ...
Who Are the Three Republican Senators Who Voted Against Pete Hegseth?
Late Friday night, all but three Republican senators voted to confirm President Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, creating ...
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