Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.
The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions to fire senior military leaders are without precedent in recent decades and have come with little explanation.
During his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the war began, the defense secretary lashed out at lawmakers in both parties who have questioned the conflict.
During his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the war began, the defense secretary lashed out at lawmakers in both parties who have questioned the conflict.
The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.
The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions to fire senior military leaders are without precedent in recent decades and have come with little explanation.
During his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the war began, the defense secretary lashed out at lawmakers in both parties who have questioned the conflict.
During his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the war began, the defense secretary lashed out at lawmakers in both parties who have questioned the conflict.
Tim Lilley’s son was one of the pilots of American Airlines Flight 5342, which was struck by an Army Black Hawk helicopter above Ronald Reagan National Airport last year.
The legislation restores restrictions on military aircraft flying near busy airports, implemented after a fatal collision near D.C. in January, that had been removed in the defense bill.
The legislation restores restrictions on military aircraft flying near busy airports, implemented after a fatal collision near D.C. in January, that had been removed in the defense bill.
After the Jan. 29 midair collision between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport outside Washington, the federal government tightened restrictions on when military aircraft could fly without enhanced tracking technology.
After viewing video of a follow-up strike, Republicans largely had confidence in the Pentagon’s legal rationale while Democrats questioned its legality.
After viewing video of a follow-up strike, Republicans largely had confidence in the Pentagon’s legal rationale while Democrats questioned its legality.
Representative Mike Rogers, Republican of Alabama, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in July. He leads the House Armed Services Committee, which oversees the military.
In a sign of bipartisan frustration with the Defense Department, the final defense policy bill aims to compel the Pentagon to share execute orders and video documentation.
In a sign of bipartisan frustration with the Defense Department, the final defense policy bill aims to compel the Pentagon to share execute orders and video documentation.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has posted edited footage of the strikes on social media, but has so far refused to share the full video with lawmakers.
Representative Mike Rogers, an Alabama Republican who serves as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, at a hearing earlier this year. Mr. Rogers has said he is eager to send a military spending bill to President Trump’s desk.
Top Democratic lawmakers who have seen the footage said Sunday that making the video public would provide transparency around the strikes that killed two survivors on Sept. 2.
Top Democratic lawmakers who have seen the footage said Sunday that making the video public would provide transparency around the strikes that killed two survivors on Sept. 2.
Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.
Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.
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