Tag: Hegseth, Pete
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Hegseth Faces Impeachment Effort and Bipartisan Scrutiny After Midterm Elections
A looming impeachment push could put President Trump’s polarizing defense secretary in a standoff with Democrats and Republicans.
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National Guard to Expand Patrols in Washington With Military Vehicles and Boats
The Pentagon said that the decision by Pete Hegseth to widen the patrols was made on Oct. 29, just before a landslide defeat for Republicans in the midterm elections.
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Pope Leo XIV, the Tough Guy of ‘High T’ Christianity
The pontiff draws on his missionary background for a show of fortitude.
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Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers
The estimate through Oct. 16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses.
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Hegseth Singled Out in Democrats’ Campaign Attacks for War and High Prices
Cabinet members are seldom major figures in campaigns, but the defense secretary’s forays into politics and his bravado in defense of an unpopular war have made him a target.
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Trump Cancels Planned Execution Livestream of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter
The president said only immediate families of the victims of the mass shooting in 2009 would witness the execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
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‘Not Pleasant’ but ‘Necessary’: Support at Trump Rally for Public Execution
A sample of people at the president’s midterm stump speech in Tennessee defended the Pentagon’s announcement that it would livestream the execution of a mass shooter.
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Pentagon Again Increases Number of U.S. Casualties in Iran War
In an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles.
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Executions, After Christa Pike, Are on the Minds of a Divided Public
A botched execution and a planned execution that might be livestreamed have renewed debate and divisions over the most severe form of punishment.
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For Trump, a Firing Squad on Livestream Becomes the Latest Spectacle
The idea seemed to surprise even some inside the Trump administration.