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Defense Secretary Hegseth's decisions to replace top military officials and lawyers raise concerns and spark debate within the Pentagon.

Defense secretary's contempt for Black military leaders has roots in his religion's defense of white supremacy

Senator Jack Reed hits out at Trump’s verbal attacks on Ukrainian president and increased alignment with Russia

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

Defense Secretary Hegseth defends President Trump's decision to dismiss top military leaders, sparking mixed reactions.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump’s firing of the nation’s senior military officer and a wave of top dismals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren’t unusual despite accusations that the new administration is injecting politics into the military

Trump fired the military's most senior officer in a Pentagon purge that removed six senior officials, including the Navy's top officer and key military lawyers.

The US president fires CQ Brown without providing a reason and also announced replacement of five top officers.

Trump announced his intention to nominate Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine of the U.S. Air Force to take over the position.