Senators demand Pentagon investigates Signal leak scandal in bipartisan letter Top Republican and Democrat on Senate armed services committee urge inspector general to launch inquiry The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2025
Team Trump picks a fight over the Signal chat. Republicans play ignorant ANALYSIS: Analysis: Republicans who risked their credibility to get Fox News host Pete Hegseth over the finish line now have to deal with the fallout from the Signal scandal, Eric Garcia writes The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025
Bipartisan chorus seeks probes after Signal group chat incident - Roll Call Senators from both parties were poised to formally request probes into senior officials’ use of Signal to discuss a military operation. Roll Call · Mar 26, 2025
Trump adviser Waltz claims ‘full responsibility’ for adding journalist to Signal group but can’t explain how it happened – as it happened Mike Waltz insists he’s never texted Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, who was added to chat to discuss Yemen strikes The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2025
Lawmakers stunned by leak of reported Cabinet member group chat - Roll Call The Atlantic's editor was, seemingly by mistake, added to an apparent Cabinet-level group chat used to plan military strikes in Yemen. Roll Call · Mar 24, 2025
Musk's sloppy work shows at Tesla, DOGE Musk's corner-cutting has hurt Tesla's reputation. He's bringing that same outlook to the federal government Salon · Mar 20, 2025
‘Haven’t paid your rent’: Zelenskyy shouldn’t rush to sign Trump’s minerals plan, Dems say - Roll Call Some Senate Democrats have advice for Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: Don't rush into a rare earth minerals deal with Donald Trump. Roll Call · Mar 7, 2025
Yearly cost of Trump’s border missions could exceed $1 billion - Roll Call The cost of sending troops to assist with border crossings could reach as high as $2 billion, the Pentagon has told senators. Roll Call · Mar 5, 2025
U.S. officials blast ‘cowardly puppets’ Trump-Vance as GOP leaders hail president’s threats to Zelensky as ‘America first’ Democratic leaders condemn Trump’s ‘temper tantrum’ and warn against president’s deference to Putin The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025
Democrats Criticize Trump's Handling Of Zelensky Meeting Top Democrats express dismay over Trump's meeting with Zelensky, raising concerns about U.S. foreign relations and values. Top News · Feb 28, 2025
Heated clash between Trump and Zelenskyy draws partisan response - Roll Call Lawmaker response to the heated exchange tended to fall along party lines, with GOP praise for Trump and Democratic criticism. Roll Call · Feb 28, 2025
CFPB nominee promises to keep agency open but downsize it - Roll Call The nominee to lead the CFPB told senators Thursday he would keep the agency open but also reduce its size. Roll Call · Feb 27, 2025
Trump Firing Highly Respected Generals, Admirals is Sparking 'Very Serious Degradation' of US Military, Senators Warn "It's not about your years of service, it's about your personal political loyalty to me," said Senator Cory Booker regarding Trump's firings Latin Times · Feb 24, 2025
Trump ‘surrendering to the Russians’ on Ukraine, top Democrat says Senator Jack Reed hits out at Trump’s verbal attacks on Ukrainian president and increased alignment with Russia The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025 Hegseth says Trump ‘deserves’ to hand-pick advisers in defense of Pentagon firing spree White House has fired C.Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, chief of the Navy and vice chief of the Air Force
Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2025 Trump fires top US general CQ Brown in major Pentagon shake-up The US president fires CQ Brown without providing a reason and also announced replacement of five top officers.
Roll Call · Feb 21, 2025 Trump fires chairman of Joint Chiefs as part of Pentagon shakeup - Roll Call Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., in favor of retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine.
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025 Republican who salvaged Pete Hegseth is already ‘concerned’ with his comments on Ukraine GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by defense secretary’s remarks as Trump administration enters talks to end war
Roll Call · Feb 12, 2025 Trump's proposed Ukraine reset gets mixed Hill reaction - Roll Call Donald Trump spoke with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of peace talks in Munich.
Fortune · Feb 11, 2025 Fed chair Jerome Powell brushes off possibility Trump could fire Fed officials: 'Well, it's pretty clearly not allowed under the law' Lawmakers of both parties grilled Powell over the Fed’s recent decisions.
Roll Call · Feb 6, 2025 Trump’s picks for Pentagon team spark GOP debate on security - Roll Call Trump's picks for top Pentagon roles, and their focus on China, may be out of step with GOP defense hawks in Congress.
The Guardian - US · Jan 25, 2025 Pete Hegseth: five things to know about the new US secretary of defense Hegseth has been accused of sexual assault and excessive drinking, and has endorsed extremist Christian doctrine
Latin Times · Jan 23, 2025 Trump Secretary of Defense Nominee Pete Hegseth's Ex-Wife Told FBI 'He Drinks More Often Than He Doesn't,' Source Says Pete Hegseth's Secretary of Defense nomination faces controversy as FBI interviews with his ex-wife and allegations of excessive drinking and misconduct raise serious questions during his confirmation process.
Top News · Jan 23, 2025 Pete Hegseth's Ex-Wife Raises Concerns About Alcohol Use Pete Hegseth's ex-wife's statement to the FBI about his alcohol use raises concerns during his confirmation process.
Salon · Jan 21, 2025 Former in-law accuses Hegseth of abuse Senators received an affidavit from Hegseth's ex-sister-in-law suggesting that he physically threatened his wife