Tag: Pete Hegseth
Pentagon fires three at Stars and Stripes, seven months after taking...
The regulation governing the newspaper was struck from the books in January and its terms moved into a Defense Department directive. Three senators have asked Hegseth for answers by August 28.
Hegseth pegs Iran war cost at $37.5 billion as Pentagon seeks...
The figure, delivered under questioning at a hearing repeatedly interrupted by protesters, marked an increase from the last official estimate and drew immediate criticism from Democrats on the committee.
US-Iran war intensifies as Trump orders nightly strikes and American casualties...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators the campaign has already cost $37.5bn and asked for nearly $70bn more, even as oil tops $86 a barrel, allied Gulf states absorb Iranian reprisals, and no ceasefire holds.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
The US-China tech race, resource wars, and the cost of militarization
Over the past decade, a steady and well-funded campaign has convinced the general public that China is the greatest threat to the safety and security of the American people.
CBS invited a war criminal to their dinner party
This is just one example of mainstream media not only refusing to ask questions of war criminals, but blatantly befriending them.
Trump threatens to bomb Iran into the ‘Stone Ages’ as experts...
Threats to destroy Iran’s electric grid and bridges raise alarm among legal scholars as strikes hit medical, energy, and civilian infrastructure.
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ grants fossil fuel exemption affecting endangered species protections...
A rarely convened federal panel voted unanimously to allow oil and gas operations to bypass key wildlife safeguards, drawing legal challenges and warnings about the use of national security claims to weaken environmental law.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and...
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
UNICEF warns child casualties are becoming catastrophic as evidence grows in...
More than 1,100 children have been killed or wounded across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched war on Iran while investigations point to outdated intelligence behind the Minab school strike.
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
Humanitarian Needs Grow as Nepal Recovers from Catastrophic Floods
1,367 people are confirmed dead and 5,132 remain missing, including 587 foreign nationals, two weeks after a glacial collapse triggered Nepal's floods.