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Elon Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet expectations

Elon Musk arrived in the nation’s capital with the chain saw-wielding swagger of a tech titan who had never met a problem he couldn’t solve with lots of money, long hours or a well-calibrated algorithm

The Independent UK

‘Of course he did’: Shock in the White House as Pete Hegseth’s aides outed for using illegal wiretaps

The wiretap would be a bigger scandal than the initial leak.

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Trump is finally getting his military parade the Pentagon blocked last time

When the Army turned 200 in 1975, no parade was held amid the recent Vietnam War and Kent State shootings

The Independent UK

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Hegseth inquiry unearths wiretap claims

Specious claims of an illegal wiretap add to a growing rift between Hegseth's DoD and the White House

Salon

The Pentagon Is Getting $150 Billion From the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Giving the Defense Department even more taxpayer money is a recipe for waste, not security.

Reason

Palantir Scores First $1 Billion Contract; Is It Priced In?

Palantir's first $1 billion contract is the latest example of how the company has managed to silence its naysayers, but may be priced into PLTR stock

MarketBeat

Inside Pete Hegseth’s chaotic inner circle as report says defense secretary’s team in ‘cold war’

Questions raised over long-term viability of embattled head of Pentagon as two senior advisers said to be at loggerheads

The Independent UK

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White House stunned as Hegseth inquiry brings up illegal wiretap claims

Exclusive: Trump advisers lose confidence in Pentagon leak investigation Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides

The Guardian - US

Trump and Pete Hegseth inspiring Islamic State recruitment propaganda

Experts say president’s dismantling of world order, rapport with Netanyahu and choice of Pentagon chief benefiting IS

The Guardian - US

Whatever happened to Elon Musk? Tech boss drifts to margins of Trump world

The president’s billionaire backer was ever-present at the start of Trump’s term but is now pulling back from politics – and Republicans want to keep it that way

The Guardian - US

Pete Hegseth slammed for ‘direct attack’ against military reporters: ‘Never seen anything like this’

Defense Secretary strips access to journalists and bans press from certain areas without an escort

The Independent UK

‘The neo-Nazi playbook’: Jewish groups horrified at comments by new Pentagon press secretary

"She is frequently trafficking in these neo-Nazi and other antisemitic spaces."

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Pete Hegseth clamps down on press inside Pentagon amid row over leaks

Defense secretary’s move outlined in memo seemingly punishes media for reporting on leaks inside department

The Guardian - US

Could you pass the Army’s new physical fitness test?

In a significant shift, the new fitness standards will be the same for men and women, the Army said

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The Independent UK

Trump looks to jump-start American nuclear power with latest executive orders

The U.S. has not commissioned a new civilian nuclear power plant in years

Fortune

The jet Qatar gave to Trump is valued around $400 million. Experts say it might cost taxpayers $1 billion just to upgrade it to presidential standards

The U.S. government has already paid for two more aircrafts to join the Air Force One fleet in 2027.

The Independent UK

Pentagon is sending more than 1,100 extra troops to the southern border, report says

Latest deployment takes total close to 10,000 promised by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, despite criticism of escalation as needless waste of resources

The Independent UK

South Korea denies talks held about US troop withdrawal amid Pentagon review

Seoul reaffirms commitment to combined defence posture

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International Business Times UK

Inside Donald Trump's 'New Air Force One': Lavish Qatari Gift Transforms Jet Into a Flying Mansion

Democrats in Congress have quickly denounced the arrangement, calling it a breach of the Constitution's Emoluments Clause, which prohibits US officials from accepting gifts from foreign states.

The Independent UK

Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn

All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with anti-racism and gender issues are back on the shelves

The Independent UK

Bessent shouted profanities at a goading Elon Musk in West Wing after Trump told warring pair to ‘have at it’

Bessent repeatedly shouted the profane insult at the Tesla billionaire, who responded by yelling, ‘Say it louder,’ as they brawled within earshot of President Trump.

International Business Times

US Accepts Boeing Jet From Qatar For Use As Air Force One

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted the Boeing 747 that the Gulf emirate of Qatar offered to President Donald Trump for use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

The Guardian - US

Trump administration accepts jet from Qatar for possible use as Air Force One

Plane offer set off a firestorm of bipartisan criticism of Trump and raised questions about Qatar’s motives

The Independent UK

Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One

The Independent UK

Furious Democrats call for investigation into Musk’s bid to help build Trump’s ‘$500 billion’ Golden Dome project

Forty-two members of the opposition write to Pentagon’s Inspector General to raise conflict of interest concerns over SpaceX’s potential involvement in anti-missile project

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