Trump gets blowback for untested Pentagon chief pick
sup, sub { font-size: 100% !important; } sup { mso-text-raise:10% } sub { mso-text-raise:-10% } {beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec Newsletter {beacon} Defense &national security Defense &national security Full text 5 things to know about President Trump's Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth President-elect Trump has made the unconventional choice to announce his […]
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira receives 15 years for secrets leak
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How Pete Hegseth’s book on ‘woke’ Pentagon helped secure secretary of defense nomination
FOX News personality and Army National Guard veteran Peter Hegseth's latest book decries the military's embrace of “woke” ideology and helped secure President-elect Donald Trump's nomination to be secretary of defense. On Tuesday night, President Trump, a vocal supporter of the “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host, advocated for the ouster of military leadership to force […]
‘Shocked’ Trump Picked an Unqualified Fox News Host to Head Pentagon
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) told CNN's “Outfront” on Tuesday that he was “shocked” by President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be the next Secretary of Defense. I received it,” he said. Host Erin Burnett asked, “First of all, Pete Hegseth, Trump chose the Fox News host to be Secretary of […]
Pentagon officials reportedly scheming how to respond to Trump orders they don’t like
Days before the 2020 presidential election, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley called Communist Chinese General Li Zuocheng. Millie reportedly I felt relieved Sajo said that if the commander-in-chief, then-President Donald Trump, decides to attack, thereby negating the strategic advantage of a possible surprise attack by the United States in the […]
Pentagon Discord leaker Jack Teixeira gets 15 years in prison
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to sharing classified military documents related to the Ukraine war on Discord. Boston Federal Court Judge Indira Talwani ruled that the disgraced 22-year-old former Massachusetts Air National Guard member will also be eligible for three years of supervised release once […]
Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira set to be sentenced, could get up to 17 years in prison
A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking classified military documents related to the Ukraine war is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on Tuesday. Prosecutors argue that Teixeira should be sentenced to 17 years in prison for “committing one of the most serious and consequential violations of the Espionage Act […]
Pentagon Officials Discussed Scenarios To Countermand Controversial Orders From Incoming Commander-In-Chief: REPORT
CNN, citing defense sources, said Pentagon officials are discussing ways to counter a potential order from President-elect Donald Trump. Officials are “gaming” a variety of scenarios, including President Trump potentially sending in the military to assist in mass deportations and reclassifying federal employees to make it easier to fire them. CNN reported that there is. […]
Military judge affirms validity of 9/11 terrorist plea bargains, contradicting Pentagon
A military judge has again tabled a controversial plea deal involving 9/11 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants, following Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin's order earlier this year. It's contrary. Anonymous officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the decision to reinstate the agreement was made by an Air Force colonel and […]
Sen. Joni Ernst Demands Pentagon Explain Sending Moldy Equipment to Taiwan
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday stating that the Pentagon is sending packages of expired and unusable military equipment to Taiwan, an unofficial ally of the United States. I asked him to explain the revelation in September that he had sent it. In some cases, mold may […]