Here are all of Hegseth's military boat strikes near Venezuela that we know about Military experts have questioned the legality of the boat strikes. Axios · Dec 1, 2025
UN Chief Warns AI, Tech Advances Risk Making Chemical Weapons Easier To Deploy From data centers to robotaxis and defense technology to AI startups, rapid developments in science and technology are accelerating globally, raising new security concerns about weapons proliferation. Benzinga · Nov 30, 2025
Sen. Mark Kelly is under investigation by the U.S. Dept. of War for a so-called ‘seditious’ video Days ago, President Donald Trump launched violent online attacks and called for the arrest of six democratic lawmakers. Now, his Department of War has launched an investigation against Senator Mark Kelly, who was one of them. The Mary Sue · Nov 26, 2025
‘My job is to defend the Constitution’: Decorated vet Senator Mark Kelly dismisses Pete Hegseth promise to recall him to active duty for court-martial "Is it stressful? I've been stressed by things more important than Donald Trump..." We Got This Covered · Nov 25, 2025
Trump Willing to Spend $2bn to Rename the Pentagon into 'Department of War' US President Donald Trump is pushing to rename the Pentagon the Department of War, a move that could cost up to £1.5 billion ($2 billion) and faces pushback from Congress and critics. International Business Times · Nov 18, 2025
Donald Trump has a whim that will cost America $2B. So naturally, he isn’t waiting for Congress’ approval Always for vanity. We Got This Covered · Nov 14, 2025
Hegseth announces military’s Operation Southern Spear against ‘narco-terrorists’ after Trump briefed on strike options President met with top generals earlier this week to discuss best means of tackling drug smugglers in Latin America, according to a report The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025
Trump’s diss to France, UK and Russia in his Veterans Day speech: ‘We’re the one that won the wars’ Trump’s Veterans Day remarks veered into grievance as he suggested America — not her allies — should be celebrating victories in both world wars The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025
Trump slams "politically correct" politics in Veterans Day speech "We're opening up our country," Trump said on Tuesday to cheers and applause. Axios · Nov 11, 2025
Trump threatened military action in Nigeria after Fox News wondered if he should ‘step up’ over treatment of Christians ‘Does this president need to step up and do more?’ Fox News’ John Roberts wondered on Friday, less than an hour before the president began posting about Nigeria on Truth Social. The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
‘Preparing for action’: Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize dreams now include turning Nigeria into his next war zone America is apparently going in “guns-a-blazing". We Got This Covered · Nov 3, 2025
Trump Threatens to Halt Aid and Take Military Action in Nigeria, Accuses Government of Failing to Protect Christians Donald Trump threatens to cut aid and consider military action in Nigeria over claims Christians are not protected, sparking diplomatic concern and fact-checking. International Business Times UK · Nov 3, 2025
Pete Hegseth Says War Department Preparing For 'Action' In Nigeria U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday replied "Yes sir" to President Donald Trump after Trump ordered the military to prepare for possible action in Nigeria to combat Islamist militants, accusing the government in Abuja of failing to protect Christians. Benzinga · Nov 3, 2025
Illinois Is Taking the Feds to Court Over 'Trump's Invasion' of Chicago "The Trump Administration's Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. Reason · Nov 2, 2025
The Guardian - US · Nov 2, 2025 Trump news at a glance: president threatens military action in Nigeria over alleged killings of Christians President says he has instructed the newly named department of war to “prepare for possible action” in the West African country.
Latin Times · Oct 28, 2025 U.S. Kills Over a Dozen Alleged Drug-Traffickers With New Strikes In The Eastern Pacific: 'We will Hunt And Kill Them' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday a new wave of attacks against alleged drug-trafficking vessels, claiming 14 people were killed and one survived
Latin Times · Oct 24, 2025 U.S. Has Killed More Than 40 In Caribbean Strikes On Alleged Drug Vessels After New Attack A U.S. military strike overnight that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said killed six people aboard a vessel linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, has raised the tally of fatalities from the U.S. campaign to 43
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025 Department of Fail? Three quarters of Americans say they will keep calling the Pentagon the Department of Defense Pete Hegseth’s macho rebrand appears not to have struck a chord with voters, according to new polling
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2025 Illinois governor says Trump gave him ‘ultimatum’ and is mobilizing 300 National Guard troops as protests erupt ‘For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control,’ the Democratic governor said
We Got This Covered · Oct 1, 2025 Pete Hegseth dismisses Geneva Conventions as ‘stupid rules’, wants U.S. to commit war crimes Hegseth says he plans to untie the hands of the US Army.
The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2025 No more ‘woke’ in the US military: key takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s speech Pentagon chief railed against diversity and fat-shamed the troops as he directed his generals to fall in line – or quit
The Conversation · Sep 30, 2025 ‘Warrior ethos’ mistakes military might for true security − and ignores the wisdom of Eisenhower Hundreds of generals and admirals converged on Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 30, 2025, after being summoned from across the globe by their boss, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, for a session that, as expected, covered what Hegseth often describes as the “warrior ethos.”
Axios · Sep 29, 2025 Inside Trump and Hegseth's unusual meeting with U.S. generals at Quantico Trump calls it a "very nice meeting," but the Quantico gathering is unorthodox.
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025 Hegseth’s mystery meeting with top military officials from around the world is expected to be a ‘pep rally,’ report says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to speak about ‘warrior ethos’ and the ‘Department of War’ rebrand
The Conversation · Sep 21, 2025 ‘We want to be offensive too’ — Trump’s Department of War move shows his flimsy grasp of history Explaining his move to rename the United States Department of Defense the Department of War, as it was known prior to 1949, President Donald Trump explained it had “a stronger sound.”