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Normale Ansicht

Trump Taps Army Engineering Official as Acting Secretary

04. September 2026 um 00:56
The move came days after the resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll, who had clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the purge of top generals in the Army.

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Adam R. Telle, the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, will take over as the acting Army secretary.

JD Vance Says He Wouldn’t Call Iran Conflict a War

03. September 2026 um 22:51
In the first White House press briefing since Karoline Leavitt left as press secretary, the vice president suggested that when the conflict would end was up to Tehran.

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Vice President JD Vance took questions from reporters in the White House press briefing room on Thursday, the first briefing held by any administration official there in several weeks.

Hegseth Targets 7 More Officers as His Frustrated Army Secretary Quits

01. September 2026 um 23:30
The defense secretary’s cuts, which have hit about 10 percent of the military’s top officers, are dividing the Pentagon, officials said.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out his vision for the cuts in a speech at Quantico attended by all of the military’s generals and admirals last September.

Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll Resigns as U.S. Military Grapples With Two Wars

01. September 2026 um 04:48
The resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll, the secretary of the Army, had been expected but comes at a tumultuous time for the service.

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Daniel P. Driscoll, the secretary of the Army, had clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Ex-F.B.I. Officials Form New Group to Help Agents Grapple With Patel’s Changes

01. Juni 2026 um 14:18
The F.B.I. Support Network offers legal, mental health and job search services to current agency employees. Its founders say the work force is incredibly strained under Kash Patel.

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Among the members of the new group is Brian Driscoll, who briefly became the acting F.BI. director in early 2025, only to be fired in August after repeatedly clashing with the Trump administration.

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said repeatedly that he is determined to change a Pentagon culture corrupted by “foolish,” “reckless” and “woke” leaders from previous administrations.

U.S. Army Secretary’s Unusual Role in Ukraine Peace Negotiations

26. November 2025 um 21:56
Daniel Driscoll has met with Ukrainian and Russian officials during a whirlwind of trips as the Trump administration pushes its latest proposal.

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The U.S. Army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, standing, as an American delegation met with Ukrainian officials in Geneva on Sunday. Mr. Driscoll, a 39-year-old former Army lieutenant colonel, appears to be on the rise in the Trump administration.

U.S. Army Secretary Meets With Russian Envoys on Ukraine Peace Plan

25. November 2025 um 14:42
The secretary, Daniel Driscoll, held talks in Geneva over the weekend with a Ukrainian delegation. “We remain optimistic,” his spokesman said.

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Daniel P. Driscoll, the Army secretary, center, in Geneva after closed-door talks with the Ukrainians on Sunday.
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