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Hegseth says Wounded Knee soldiers will keep their Medals of Honor

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for the actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards

The Independent UK

The Latest: Hegseth summons top military commanders for sudden meeting next week

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned the military’s top officers to a base in northern Virginia for a sudden meeting next week, according to three people familiar with the matter

The Independent UK

Hegseth has ordered hundreds of generals to a meeting. Nobody knows what it’s about

Some military sources said the meeting raises security concerns

The Independent UK

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Hegseth abruptly summons top military commanders to a meeting in Virginia next week

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of generals and admirals to a base in northern Virginia for a sudden meeting next week

The Independent UK

Hegseth sparks confusion with sudden summons of top generals

The military gathering next week, reportedly in Virginia, has little precedent.

Axios

Hegseth Ordering Meeting With Hundreds Of Generals Reportedly Sparks Urgency: 'People Are Very Concerned'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called hundreds of generals and admirals to Virginia next week, a highly uncommon move, if not unprecedented

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‘Are we great yet’: Pete Hegseth shuts down a 100 year-old committee for women in the military

More steps backward.

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Pentagon adds exemptions to requirement for all troops to get the flu shot

The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops get the flu shot every year by introducing exemptions for reservists and proclaiming that the shot is only necessary in some circumstances for all service members

The Independent UK

Trump claims he was victim of ‘triple sabotage at the UN’ and demands investigation – as it happened

US president demands formal inquiry into three technical mishaps that marred his speech at UN general assembly

The Guardian - US

The Pentagon's bunker mentality

"When you're restricting information ... it actually is going to come at your detriment."

Axios

Trump news at a glance: president backs Ukraine to ‘get their land back’ from Russia and lambasts UN

Trump shows support for Kyiv, attacks allies over immigration and denounces the UN on its 80th birthday. Key US politics stories from 23 September at a glance

The Guardian - US

Hegseth shutters group that encourages women in the military as part of his anti-DEI push

Formed in 1951, the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, is one of the oldest advisory committees in the department

The Independent UK

Hegseth dissolves women’s military committee over ‘divisive feminist agenda’

Move puts end to group started in 1951 to give the Pentagon counsel on issues related to women in armed services

The Guardian - US

Scoop: Pentagon restricts speaking engagements alongside media crackdown

It's the latest clampdown amid concern about leaks, palace intrigue and narrative control.

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The Guardian - US

‘Nothing stops reporters’: Trump talks down Pentagon restrictions on journalists

DoD previously said journalists would lose passes if they did not sign ‘pledge’ not to release certain information

International Business Times UK

Reporters Warn of 'Censorship' as Pentagon Threatens to Strip Credentials Over New Restrictions

Pentagon announced new media restrictions that would make it harder for journalists to distribute even unclassified information, sparking press freedom concerns.

Euronews

Journalists forced to obtain approval to publish stories in new Pentagon restrictions

Media organisations and professionals have denounced the new Pentagon restrictions as unconstitutional, describing it as an attack on the first amendment, which guarantees freedom of the press.

The Guardian - US

Pentagon demands journalists sign pledge not to gather certain information

If they don’t agree to limits, including restricting movement within building, Pentagon press passes will be revoked

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The Independent UK

Pentagon demands journalists pledge not to use unauthorized material amid Hegseth fury over leaks

National Press Club warns the restrictions pose a threat to the independent reporting provided by Pentagon journalists for generations

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‘Awakened a generation of warriors’: Trump’s pentagon wants Charlie Kirk to be the face of military recruiting

This doesn't feel right.

The Independent UK

‘I wouldn’t go fishing right now’: JD Vance sparks backlash after joking about controversial US strikes on Venezuelan boats

‘This regime gets giddy about violence. It's sick,’ one social media user wrote

Euronews

Trump warns fight against South American 'narcoterrorist' cartels will escalate

US President Donald Trump's pledge follows two fatal airstrikes this month on vessels that were allegedly transporting drugs from Venezuela.

Axios

"One of one": Kirk assassination leaves vacuum for MAGA's outside enforcers

Few MAGA activists can channel grassroots anger into real fear of primary challenges.

The Independent UK

Pentagon says troops can only be exempt from shaving their facial hair for a year

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a year should now be kicked out of the service

The Independent UK

The Latest: Kash Patel confronts Senate questions over probe into Charlie Kirk’s killing

FBI Director Kash Patel is confronting skeptical Democrats at a Senate hearing Tuesday, touting his leadership of the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency and facing questions about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing, the case against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the firings of senior FBI officials who have…

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