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1h ago Pete Hegseth Wanted Eisenhower's Priceless WWII Globe in His Office: Staff Moved It Without Experts and Broke It
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Trump's military pay move puts Congress in the back seat on spending - Roll Call

Trump’s latest budget maneuver — paying military salaries out of unrelated research funding — makes lawmakers’ appropriations authority practically irrelevant, critics argue.

Roll Call · Oct 17, 2025

Yes … er, no: The Australian backflips after signing on to Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon reporting rules

News Corp’s broadsheet was one of very few publications to agree to restrict reporting to authorised material before it changed its mind. Plus: a super blooper

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2025

New Pentagon policy is an unprecedented attempt to undermine press freedom

Throughout modern American history, reporters who cover the Pentagon have played an invaluable role shining a light on military actions when the government has not been forthright with the public.

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025

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The Pentagon's New Press Policy Is Absurd

Mainstream and conservative news outlets were correct to reject it.

Reason · Oct 16, 2025

Former Bush adviser charged with amassing top secret files

Indian-American Ashley Tellis allegedly obtained US military data and passed envelopes to Chinese officials

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025

US Government Shutdown Could Drag On 'Five, Six Weeks,' Warns Moody's Economist Mark Zandi

Despite a last-minute Pentagon maneuver to ensure U.S. troops were paid this week, the federal government shutdown continues with no end in sight, prompting Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi to warn that the impasse could still last for a record “five, six weeks.”

Benzinga · Oct 16, 2025

US journalists leave Pentagon in protest over new reporting rules

Dozens of reporters left the Pentagon in protest over new restrictions imposed by the Trump administration, citing the rules as a threat to press freedom.

Euronews · Oct 16, 2025

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"A dark day": Pentagon confiscates badges of Defense reporters

The Pentagon Press Association said the move raises public accountability concerns and weakening free speech.

Axios · Oct 15, 2025

Fail fast, fight smarter: Silicon Valley’s startup mentality is rewiring the Pentagon

The Pentagon is slowly moving from manually inputting intelligence to AI-fueled solutions.

Fortune · Oct 15, 2025

Pentagon press corps surrender badges and walk out at same time over Hegseth policy: ‘Proud we stuck together’

Only one news network signed on to the new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Pentagon chief's plane diverted to UK due to cracked windshield on flight from Brussels back to US

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom because a windshield cracked on a flight back to the U.S. from a NATO meeting and all aboard are safe

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Plane carrying US secretary of war makes ‘unscheduled landing’ in UK

The aircraft had suffered a cracked windscreen but landed safely, the Pentagon said.

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Pete Hegseth's plane makes unscheduled landing in UK after windshield cracks

The flight carrying the US Secretary of War touched down in RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025

The View applauds Fox News and Newsmax for refusing to sign Hegseth’s media restrictions: ‘Freedom of the press is an American issue’

‘That's not journalism,’ Fox News analyst Jack Keane said on Tuesday night. ‘Journalism is going out and finding the story and getting all the facts to support it.’

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

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Reason · Oct 15, 2025

Trump Says Tariffs Are About National Security. Pentagon Officials Say They Need a Tariff Exemption.

It turns out that free trade is essential for the military too.

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Military starts getting paid from odd source as shutdown hits Day 15 and rest of federal workers go without

The move to free up money to the military eases some of the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson as he has refused to call the House back into session

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Hegseth’s media crackdown was pushed by lawyer who represented him against sexual assault allegations

‘Parlatore’s sway with leadership far exceeds his rank, Navy commander, a dynamic that has made some officials uncomfortable,’ the Washington Post reported this week.

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Hegseth gets the JAGs off his back ahead of push into cities as Pentagon hobbles lawyers who raise concerns

Hegseth has long expressed disdain for military lawyers and support for soldiers accused of war crimes

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Reason · Oct 15, 2025

6 Killed Off Venezuelan Coast

Plus: Zohran thinks he's Obama, Department of War tries to muzzle newsrooms, and more...

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

First Thing: Israel reportedly pulls back from threat to slash aid entering Gaza

Rafah crossing will be allowed to open, say reports, after Hamas hands over more remains of hostages. Plus, gaffes made by world leaders when they think no one is listening

The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2025

Pete Hegseth’s attempt to gag journalism is a resounding failure

Hegseth wants journalists to only publish ‘explicitly authorized’ information. That is not how the free press works

International Business Times · Oct 15, 2025

Major Media Outlets Reject Pentagon Reporting Rules

US and international news outlets including The New York Times, AP, AFP and Fox News on Tuesday declined to sign new restrictive Pentagon media rules, meaning they will be stripped of their press access credentials.

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

Fox News host claims there’s an ‘antisemitic thread’ behind backlash over CBS News hiring Bari Weiss

Fox News’ Emily Compagno referenced an article from The Independent while suggesting that antisemitism could be behind some of the criticism of Bari Weiss

The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2025

US Senate again rejects Republican plan to end government shutdown

Eighth Senate vote fails on 49-45 tally as Congress remains deadlocked on legislation amid now two-week shutdown

Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025

Rigetti Could Be Palantir 2.0 — Quantum's Defense-First Disruptor

Before Wall Street wakes up to quantum, the Pentagon already has. That's the subtext of Rigetti Computing Inc's (NASDAQ:RGTI) latest pivot — one that increasingly mirrors Palantir Technologies Inc's (NASDAQ:PLTR) early years as a defense-funded deep-tech player before it became a data analytics powerhouse.

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