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Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sitting on a couch in the Oval Office
Politics
Leaked text messages reveal the U.S. bombed the Houthis’ ‘top missile guy’ as he was ‘walking into his girlfriend’s building’
By Paolo ConfinoMarch 26, 2025
Pentagon launches probe including polygraphs after Musk visit
Politics
Pentagon launches probe including polygraphs after Musk visit
By Roxana Tiron and BloombergMarch 22, 2025
Elon Musk’s companies have billions in federal contracts but also deep ties to China. Trump said it makes him ‘susceptible’ as a businessman 
Politics
Elon Musk’s companies have billions in federal contracts but also deep ties to China. Trump said it makes him ‘susceptible’ as a businessman 
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 22, 2025
Pentagon, FBI and other key federal agencies refuse to comply with Musk’s demand for employees to explain workweeks or lose jobs
Politics
Pentagon, FBI and other key federal agencies refuse to comply with Musk’s demand for employees to explain workweeks or lose jobs
By Steve Peoples, Eric Tucker, Amanda Seitz and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2025
Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, top Navy officer, and Air Force’s vice chief
Politics
Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, top Navy officer, and Air Force’s vice chief
By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor and The Associated PressFebruary 22, 2025
Alex Karp
Finance
Palantir CEO Alex Karp made nearly $2 billion from selling company stock last year—mostly in the leadup to the presidential election
By Irina IvanovaFebruary 22, 2025
Alex Karp in the hallway of the U.S. Capitol looks at the camera.
Finance
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
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 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
By Tara Copp and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2025
Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing
Newsletters
Donald Trump targets DEI in the military as Peter Hegseth sends a warning note to resistant workers
By Brit MorseJanuary 28, 2025
President Donald Trump sitting at a desk in the Oval Office
Politics
Trump fires independent watchdogs of federal agencies in ‘widespread massacre’
By AFPJanuary 25, 2025
Senate confirms Hegseth as defense secretary after VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote to overcome 3 GOP dissenters
Politics
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 PressJanuary 25, 2025
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
Politics
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 PressJanuary 24, 2025
Pete Hegseth
Newsletters
Pete Hegseth’s views on women were on display during his Senate confirmation hearing
By Emma Hinchliffe and Nina AjemianJanuary 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’
By Christiaan HetznerJanuary 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 
By Amanda GerutDecember 20, 2024
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