Hegseth orders pause on gender-affirming care for transgender service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming care for all active duty service members in a memo to senior Pentagon and military leaders.
Defense Secretary Hegseth Pauses Transgender Procedures for Service Members
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon is pausing transgender procedures for service members and barring individuals with gender dysphoria from joining the military. Hegseth is following through on President Donald Trump’s executive order last month paving the way for the Pentagon to bar transgender individuals from serving in the military.
Pete Hegseth Reinstates Ban on New Transgender Service Members After 4-Year Pause Under Joe Biden
The Pentagon has reinstated a ban on new transgender service members in the U.S. military. Donald Trump first introduced the controversial ban in 2017, but Joe Biden reversed it upon taking office in
Pete Hegseth Pauses All Medical Procedures For Transgender Military Members Promising to Treat Them 'With Dignity and Respect'
The order's provisions include barring federally funded insurance programs, such as Medicaid and TRICARE, from covering gender transition services for minors. Additionally, it tasks the Department of Justice with aggressively pursuing litigation and legislative measures to oppose these procedures.
Pete Hegseth directs military to pause gender-affirming care for transgender service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has instructed the U.S. armed forces to reject transgender Americans who want to serve in the military, and is pausing all gender-affirming healthcare for current service members.
Hegseth welcomes in Elon Musk's DOGE for 'long overdue' DOD spending overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth encouraged the partnership between the Department of Defense and Elon Musk's DOGE in a "Sunday ...
Hegseth Hosts DOD Town Hall: We Are Going To Make Sure That At A Bare Minimum, The Pentagon Passes A Clean Audit
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday reiterated his core priorities for the Defense Department during a town hall meeting ...
Pete Hegseth rips former Fox News colleague and calls out ‘fake news’ for her sharing of factual information
Hegseth has asked for more than $130,000 to repair a government-furnished home, $49,000 of which is for an ‘emergency’ paint ...
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The D Brief: Hegseth’s town hall; Trump: annex Canada; Purge reaches academies, schools; Full-year CR?; And a bit more.
Autocracies like China and Russia have an advantage over the United States, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday in his ...
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Pete Hegseth, dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse, is increasingly expected to be confirmed by the Senate on Friday night. There’s more than enough blame to go around for ...
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Pentagon cuts off Hegseth town hall webcast after transparency pledge
Hegseth also called "Our diversity is our strength" the "single dumbest phrase in military history," and intends to end the ...
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Hegseth: Defense Department must return to long-term planning against strategic adversaries
In a Pentagon town hall, new defense secretary set out an agenda for longer-term plans, faster deployment of tech, and staff ...
Hegseth Uses His First Town Hall to Attack Diversity
The defense secretary, speaking to the Pentagon work force, defended his “unconventional approaches” to an audience that ...
Democrats Question $49,900 Bill for Painting Hegseth’s Military Housing
Two House Democrats are questioning a $49,900 “emergency” paint job for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s government-supplied ...