Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speak before President Donald Trump arrives to pardon the national Thanksgiving turkeys Waddle and Gobble, during a pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Frederick Forsyth has created many memorable protagonists, but […]
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (Pic credit: AP) Sikh minorities in the US military voiced strong objections to defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement mandating stricter grooming standards, including a ban on beards, long hair, and other personal expressions. “The Sikh Coalition, a group that has advocated for Sikhs in the military who want to wear […]
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (AP) Defense secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday issued a stern warning after a US military strike destroyed a Venezuelan drug boat in the Caribbean, killing 11 suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang.“It’s a new day. It’s a different day, and… this is an activity the United States is […]
Justin Fulcher (Image: X/@JustinFulcher) Justin Fulcher, a senior advisor to defence secretary Pete Hegseth has stepped down after six months of service at the Pentagon, the US department of defence (DoD) confirmed on Saturday.Fulcher announced his resignation publicly on Saturday afternoon in a post on X, writing: “As planned, I’ve completed 6 months of service […]
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (File photo) The Pentagon’s watchdog is investigating whether any of Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s staff were instructed to delete Signal messages that possibly communicated sensitive military details to a journalist, based on documents and information from two sources familiar with the inquiry, quoted by the Associated Press.The investigation centres on the […]
US President Donald Trump with defense secretary Pete Hegseth (AP Image) United States President Donald Trump didn’t miss a chance to address defense secretary Pete Hegseth‘s recent controversies, sarcastically calling him the “least controversial person at the table” while patting his back.During a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Trump said, “I could start with Pete on […]
A nonprofit watchdog group, American Oversight, expanded a lawsuit on Monday aimed at several senior national security officials in the Trump administration, requesting a federal judge to mandate the preservation of all messages sent via the encrypted communications app Signal. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court in Washington, DC, and focuses on messages […]
File photo: US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (left) and Panama foreign minister Javier Martinez-Acha (Picture credit: AP, X/@javierachapma) Panama is seeking to preserve a “respectful, transparent and mutually beneficial” relationship with the United States, even as US President Donald Trump repeats threats to retake control of the Panama Canal, foreign minister Javier Martinez-Acha said on […]
Pete Hegseth’s wife Jennifer Hegseth reportedly attended two high-level military meetings. After the Wall Street Journal reported exclusively that defense secretary Pete Hegseth, who is already facing the heat for the alleged leak of the Yemen war plan, brought his wife to meetings with foreign military counterparts, the MAGA machinery pushed back and said former […]
Activists and advocacy groups have sharply criticized US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after recent social media photos revealed an Arabic tattoo reading “kafir,” meaning “infidel” or “non-believer,” calling it a provocative symbol associated with anti-Muslim sentiment.Photos posted by Hegseth on social media platform X earlier this week clearly show the controversial tattoo. “Kafir” is […]
