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Alex Karp
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp made nearly $2 billion from selling company stock last year—mostly in the leadup to the presidential election

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Palantir stock soared 600% on deportation policies, AI, and its contracts with the U.S. military—but Trump sent it spiraling after a call to slash costs at the Pentagon

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February 20, 2025
Defense Secretary Hegseth tells Pentagon to cut 8% of its 2026 budget to fund Trump priorities
Finance

Defense Secretary Hegseth tells Pentagon to cut 8% of its 2026 budget to fund Trump priorities

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February 20, 2025
Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing
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Donald Trump targets DEI in the military as Peter Hegseth sends a warning note to resistant workers

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January 28, 2025
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Trump fires independent watchdogs of federal agencies in ‘widespread massacre’

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January 25, 2025
Senate confirms Hegseth as defense secretary after VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote to overcome 3 GOP dissenters
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Senate confirms Hegseth as defense secretary after VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote to overcome 3 GOP dissenters

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri and The Associated Press
January 25, 2025
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
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Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault

By Tara Copp and The Associated Press
January 24, 2025
Pete Hegseth
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Pete Hegseth’s views on women were on display during his Senate confirmation hearing

By Emma Hinchliffe and Nina Ajemian
January 15, 2025
Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, speaks during a campaign event with former US President Donald Trump
Tech

Tesla battery cell partner CATL threatens to sue Pentagon after landing on China ‘blacklist’

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January 7, 2025
US attorney Matthew Graves in a blue suit at a table
Finance

‘Higher-ups are in our pocket’ — An aviation giant with billions in military contracts admits to bribing officials in Nepal and South Africa 

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December 20, 2024
Amazon’s bestselling routers, which power internet in most U.S. homes, could soon be banned over national-security concerns
Tech

Amazon’s bestselling routers, which power internet in most U.S. homes, could soon be banned over national-security concerns

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December 18, 2024
Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth faces Senate scrutiny over sexual assault and workplace alcohol use allegations
Politics

Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth faces Senate scrutiny over sexual assault and workplace alcohol use allegations

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Tara Copp and The Associated Press
December 4, 2024
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, in 2024 walking through a lobby after a meeting on Capitol Hill.
Tech

The new ‘land grab’ for AI companies, from Meta to OpenAI, is military contracts

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November 27, 2024
Trump defense secretary nominee, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, accused of sexual assault by woman in 2017 police report
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Trump defense secretary nominee, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, accused of sexual assault by woman in 2017 police report

By Martha Mendoza, Brian Slodysko, Juliet Linderman and The Associated Press
November 21, 2024
Here are Donald Trump’s key administration picks so far
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Here are Donald Trump’s key administration picks so far

By Thomas Beaumont and The Associated Press
November 20, 2024

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