Hegseth wants a bad-ass military, Trump touts troops to ‘straighten out’ U.S. cities, shutdown begins, Ukraine nuke plant not in ‘sustainable situation’ ...

"It's completely unacceptable to see fat generals wandering the halls of the Pentagon," Hegseth said as he addressed the ...

The purpose of America’s military is not to protect anyone’s feelings. It’s to protect our republic. … We will not be ...

Chuck Schumer accused the GOP of delaying negotiations until the last minute and insisted that Democrats were ready to make a ...

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An estimated hundreds of generals and admirals are expected to descend upon Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia on Tuesday, to hear a speech from Hegseth.

Their words should leave no doubt in anyone’s mind that the civilian leadership intends to use the threat and actuality of violence to infringe on Americans’ constitutional rights. Where Americans, ...

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Last week, when news broke that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had ordered hundreds of generals from around the world to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the U.S. military’s senior-most officers Tuesday that he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals” or overweight troops. Addressing a crowded auditorium in ...