Note: Trump World Palace intrigue begins over Hegseth issue
President-elect Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense had taken a turn for the worse, but had not yet been overturned as of Wednesday evening. Hegseth posted several defiant notes, wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, and appeared on conservative commentator Megyn Kelly's radio show, vowing to keep fighting. But just hours earlier, the Journal had published a report that President Trump was considering questioning his former rival, Florida Gov. Ron…
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Hegseth denounces his 'removal by fabricated media' in WSJ op-ed
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, criticized the news media for what he described as a “fabricated media takedown” of Trump. “The media is spreading anonymous story after anonymous story, all aimed at slandering and tearing me apart. This is a dismantling of the media fabricated by textbooks,” the veteran said Wednesday. This was stated in an editorial published in the Wall Street Journal. …
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What we're looking forward to:
Special Committee on Assassination Attempts Donald J. TrumpA final hearing will be held The episode, titled “Secret Service Security Failures and the Assassination Attempt of President-elect Donald J. Trump,'' airs Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.
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Kash Patel, Trump's FBI pick, targeted in Iranian cyber attack
Kash Patel, who was nominated by President-elect Trump to head the FBI, was also among the targets of Iranian cyberattacks. It is unclear whether any information was obtained through the attack, but it makes Patel the latest member of the Trump campaign to come under public scrutiny. Semafor first reported…
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On tap tomorrow
Happenings in and around the defense industry:
of Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studieswill be held Virtual discussion on “What does Global Strike Command look like?” Evolving in an era of competition”Meeting with Gen. Thomas Bussiere, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, at 9 a.m.
of House selection strategy competition between the US and Chinese Communist Party committeeswill be held public hearing regarding US defense industrial base and workforce at 9:30am
of Center for Strategic and International Studieswill have Online talk on “Reflections on the People’s Republic” China's activities in the Arctic”, Iris Ferguson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Arctic and Global Resilience, 9:30 a.m.
hudson instituteI will host Conversation about “”Taiwan's security needs for the next US administration” at 11 a.m.
of Committee on European Security and Cooperationwill be held Public hearing regarding “”Belarus' role in Russian crimes” 2:30 p.m.
atlantic councilwill have Virtual discussion about “”Russo-Ukrainian war” with former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst, 4 p.m.
what we are reading
News reported by other media outlets:
A-10 sighted in Syria. Here's how to use it: (military era)
Two crew members die and alcohol restrictions are imposed Commemorating the arrival of a naval aircraft carrier at its home port in Japan (Military.com)
today's trends
Two important stories about The Hill today:
What you need to know about the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO
A search is underway in New York for the suspect who shot and killed the CEO of the nation's largest private health insurance company Wednesday morning. Police… read more
President Trump nominates Billy Long to head the Internal Revenue Service
President-elect Trump has announced that he will nominate former Congressman Billy Long (R-Missouri) to head the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). read more
The Hill Opinion
Defense and national security editorials submitted to The Hill:
Putin's overseas empire is collapsing – don't give up on him now
Everyone is being pushed too hard. see you tomorrow!
