Trump, Pentagon

‘The military must be above politics’: Democrats sound alarm after Trump’s purge at Pentagon
Democrats are slamming the Trump administration after firing the country’s senior military officer as part of a major shake-up at the Pentagon on Friday night, alleging that the move was politically motivated.
A look at Trump's Pentagon purge, the IRS layoffs and policy towards Ukraine
A group of eight House Republicans in the Congressional Hispanic Conference sent a warning shot to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on the chamber’s budget resolution that outlines sweeping cuts as part of advancing President Trump’s legislative agenda, adding to the complexity of getting enough support in the slim GOP majority to advance it on the…
Trump administration fires raft of top military officers in unprecedented purge
Trump removed the military's top officer without explanation as the defense secretary purged the Pentagon's top ranks of five uniformed leaders.
Obama fired top military officers to align Pentagon with his policy vision, now Trump set to do the same
President Obama fired top generals and commanders who did not align with his vision over the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and now Trump is set to do the same.
Trump Fires Nation's Top Military Officer in Late-Night Pentagon Purge
Trump fired the military's most senior officer in a Pentagon purge that removed six senior officials, including the Navy's top officer and key military lawyers.
Trump Dismisses Top U.S. Military Officials in Unprecedented Pentagon Overhaul
President Donald Trump has executed a significant overhaul of the U.S. military’s top leadership, dismissing Air Force General Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with five other senior military officials.
The Pentagon’s Friday night massacre
FRIDAY NIGHT MASSACRE — Last night, Trump ousted General C.Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It marked “an ...
Trump wants attack subs. The rest of the $50 billion Pentagon budget shuffle is a question mark for the Navy.
Pentagon leadership plans to pull 8%, or $50 billion, from various projects to fund Trump's priorities.Exempt programs ...
Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to ...
Christian Science Monitor1d
CNN out, Breitbart in: Our reporter on what the new Pentagon ‘rotation’ means
Major legacy media companies are being removed from their workspaces as Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration bring more ...
CounterPunch1d
$100 Billion More for the Pentagon? No Thanks
With an annual budget rapidly approaching $1 trillion, the Pentagon already gets more discretionary tax dollars than any ...
Silicon Valley Conquers The Pentagon As Defense Tech Explodes
The global AI market in aerospace and defense is projected to surge from approximately $28 billion today to a staggering $65 ...
Government Executive1d
Lawmakers to DOGE: Use a scalpel, not a sledgehammer at the Pentagon
Cutting first and asking questions later could hurt national security, House Armed Services committee members say.
Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for huge budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: report
Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according ...
Stock of the day: Palantir's surging stock fell 10% after reports of Pentagon budget cuts
Data analytics company Palantir is a major US defense contractor. Its shares were up 65% this year before Wednesday.
Trump fires Gen. Charles Q. Brown as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, other senior officers
President Trump said he is nominating Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of ...