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Department of Defense to layoff thousands of employees
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the Department of Defense plans to cut anywhere from 5-8% of its ...
Europe can’t count on the US to be its bodyguard. That’s great for its defense companies
A stark new reality in Europe — that its long-time ally and security guarantor, the United States, may not come to its rescue ...
A New Kind of Defense Secretary Saves His Ammunition for Domestic Enemies
Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s ...
Pentagon seeking $50B of cuts to Biden programs to promote Trump priorities
The Pentagon is looking to identify about $50 billion of "Biden-legacy programs" to cut so that funding can be repurposed for Trump's agenda.
Meaningful Pentagon Cuts Will Require Rethinking What 'Defense' Means
In 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the U.S. government spent $916 billion on ...
Pentagon orders budget revamp to redirect $50 billion toward Trump's defense priorities
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it was directing the military to draw up a list of potential cuts totaling about $50 billion ...
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White House eyes 8% cut to defense budget to boost Trump priorities
The move could reduce defense spending projections by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five years.
US defense chief suggests Ukraine should abandon hope of winning all territory back from Russia
Hegseth suggests way forward for Ukraine is for the country to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders.
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Ukraine regaining pre-2014 borders is 'unrealistic objective,' Hegseth says in first NATO visit
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told allies at NATO ... also said "stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being primarily focused on the security of Europe" because the U.S ...