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Pete Hegseth Invites Kid Rock on £75m Apache Helicopter Missions as Flight Data Tracks Rockstar's Military 'Joy Ride'

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth allowed Kid Rock to fly in a US Army helicopter, sparking controversy over taxpayer costs and military asset use.

International Business Times UK

‘Harvard is woke, we are not’: US to cut ties, end military training and fellowships with Ivy League giant

The US Pentagon will stop all military training and fellowship programs with Harvard University starting in the 2026-27 academic year. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated Harvard no longer meets the needs of the War Department. This action is part of a broader campaign by the Trump administration against the university.

The Times of India

Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, discontinuing military training, fellowships

The Pentagon says it will cut ties with Harvard University, ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs

The Independent UK

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Musk Hosts Defense Secretary At SpaceX Days After $739M Contract, Announces Grok AI Pentagon Deployment

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited SpaceX days after $739M contract, announcing Grok AI deployment at Pentagon alongside Google's Gemini this month.

International Business Times UK

The Department of War: Only manly men doing manly things in the name of America, thanks to our manly leaders Trump and Hegseth

ANALYSIS: It’s ‘highest male standard’ — zero fat, zero beards and zero diversity, writes Holly Baxter, as Hegseth exhorts US generals to WAR ... on culture

The Independent UK

Trump's push to change Department of Defense to 'War Department' would turn back the clock to WWII

President Donald Trump’s push to rename the Department of Defense goes beyond subjective word choices about what to call the military agency

The Independent UK

Trump Hails Department Of War Rebrand As 'Message Of Victory'

US President Donald Trump signed an order Friday rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War, saying it sent a "message of victory" to the rest of the world.

International Business Times

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Key Facts About Trump's 'Department Of War' -- Aka The Defense Dept

President Donald Trump is rebranding the Defense Department as the Department of War -- a name used when it had more limited responsibilities for US Army forces rather than the entire military.

International Business Times

Trump Orders Pentagon Rebranded As 'Department Of War' Because Department Of Defense Is 'Too Defensive'

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday to let the Pentagon use the name "Department of War" for the Department of Defense, a White House official confirmed to Reuters on Thursday.

Benzinga

From Department Of Defense To Department Of War: Is Trump Telling Us Something With Name Change?

Donald Trump has floated renaming the Department of Defense to its original 'Department of War', arguing the current title is 'too defensive'. Here's why the Pentagon changed names in the first place.

International Business Times UK

How William Howard Taft’s approach to government efficiency differed from Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn tactics

For four months, the world’s richest man has played an unprecedented role in U.S. government. At the start of his 2025 term, President Donald Trump asked Elon Musk to cut government “waste and fraud.” That translated into the Musk-driven firing of 121,000 federal workers, essentially closing entire government programs and…

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