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Will Donald Trump and Elon Musk wreck or reform the Pentagon?
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Washington Post Refuses to Run Ad Demanding Donald Trump Fire Elon Musk
Key agencies, including some led by Donald Trump loyalists, refuse to comply with Elon Musk’s latest demand
Why Trump wants to own the Pentagon
Trump goes on ‘unprecedented’ Pentagon firing spree: report
Democratic Sen. Reed: Trump's Pentagon purge is attempt to politicize the military
Pentagon says it will start firing 5,400 probationary civilian employees next week
The Pentagon said on Friday it would start firing about 5,400 civilian employees who were on probation, the first moves by President Donald Trump's administration at the department to make good on its promise to reduce the federal workforce.
Hegseth defends Trump’s Joint Chiefs firing: ‘There are lots of presidents who made changes’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn’t unusual, brushing aside outcry that the new administration is openly seeking to inject politics into the military.
Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown speaks during a press briefing, April 26, 2024, at the Pentagon in Washington. Credit: AP/Kevin Wolf WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen.
Is there gold in Fort Knox?: What to know about the U.S. Treasury's Bullion Depository
While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon. His response might be confusing to anyone who hasn’t spent the last several days monitoring Musk’s account on X.
Pentagon orders budget revamp to reinvest $50 billion into Trump defense priorities
Trump Suggests U.S. Stop Building Nuclear Weapons, Cut Pentagon Budget In Half
Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities
Hegseth defends Trump’s firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists President Donald Trump ’s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn’t unusual, brushing aside
"More weakening of America": Trump's surprise firing of Joint Chiefs chairman roils Democrats
President Donald Trump kicked off his latest evening bloodbath on Friday with the firing of the highest-ranking military officer in the country, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Charles Brown, Jr. The unprecedented move came as one small part of a shakeup of the Pentagon's top brass.
Musk to go to Fort Knox and see if gold is still there, Trump says
President Donald Trump said Elon Musk would be checking out Fort Knox to make sure the gold is still there. While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon.
US Defense Department contract 'inaccurately represented' on social media, says Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters (TRI.TO), opens new tab said on Thursday its business with the U.S. Department of Defense was "inaccurately represented," in response to accusations on social media by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump that the company played a role in "large scale social deception" for the government.
Trump says DOGE has ‘nothing to do with constitution’ as he and France’s Macron face press: Live updates
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Donald Trump at the White House Monday, where the two men joined a call with other G7 leaders to discuss ending Russia’s war on Ukraine and the future of U.S.