Tag: Pete Hegseth
New Orleans police official says crime is down after governor requests National Guard troops
NEW ORLEANS – A top New Orleans police official on Tuesday welcomed the possibility of a National Guard deployment in his city but pushed...
A new policy on access at the Pentagon has journalists and the Trump administration at odds
Journalists who cover the Pentagon and the Trump admnistration are in a standoff about new rules that limit the access of the media to...
Trump and MAGA movement will honor Charlie Kirk at Arizona memorial
GLENDALE, Ariz. – President Donald Trump and prominent members of his “Make America Great Again” movement will pay tribute Sunday to conservative activist Charlie...
Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info
The Pentagon says it will require credentialed journalists at the military headquarters to sign a pledge to refrain from reporting information that has not...
Trump suggests US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival China
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he is working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four...
Pentagon says troops can only be exempt from shaving their facial hair for a year
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a year...
Senate Democrats raise concerns over Pentagon plan to use military lawyers as immigration judges
WASHINGTON – Some Democratic senators say they are deeply concerned that a Pentagon plan to allow military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges...
A military approach to drug busts upends US efforts and raises legal questions
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard detects and detains scores of drug-running vessels in the Caribbean every year in its role as the world's...
Republicans are eager for President Trump to expand his use of the military on US soil
WASHINGTON – National Guard troops patrolling the streets of U.S. cities. Weapons of war deployed against international gangs suspected of drug trafficking. Military bases...
Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak
WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away...