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Five former US defense secretaries assail Trump's military firings as reckless

Five former U.S. defense secretaries on Thursday condemned President Donald Trump's "reckless" firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior officers and called on Congress to halt any confirmation of their successors.

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Trump’s firing of military brass prompts concern but little pushback from Republicans

President Donald Trump’s firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is drawing mixed reactions on Capitol Hill.

The Washington Post on MSN · 6h

Former defense chiefs denounce Trump’s ‘reckless’ Pentagon firings

Jim Mattis and four other former defense secretaries called Trump’s ouster of Gen. C.Q. Brown and other top military officers dangerous and unjustified.

Trump, airstrikes

New York Post on MSN · 1h

Trump dismantles Biden-era rules on military strikes, raids on terrorist targets: report

President Trump has streamlined the process for the US military to carry out airstrikes and raids against terrorist targets by removing policies implemented by former President Joe Biden that limited what commanders could order without executive approval,

CBS News on MSN · 8h

Trump eases rules on military raids and airstrikes, expanding range of who can be targeted

The increase in the range of people who can be targeted by the U.S. military dismantles Biden-era mandates that included more safeguards.

Newsweek on MSN · 7h

Donald Trump Loosens Constraints on Airstrikes, Military Raids: Report

Defense Secretary Hegseth reportedly signed the directive when he met with military leaders from U.S. Africa Command in Germany.

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CNN's Jennings gives constitutional lesson to fellow panelist worried about Trump controlling the military

CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings grilled leftist CNN panelist Touré for worrying that President Trump has ...

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Former defense chiefs call for congressional hearings on Trump’s firing of senior military leaders

Late last week, Trump fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

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Trump to expel trans troops without a ‘waiver’ from US military

The United States will expel transgender troops from the military unless they obtain a waiver, the Pentagon has said.

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Trump pushes to recover 'billions of dollars' of military equipment left behind in Afghanistan withdrawal

President Donald Trump wants to recover billions of dollars worth of equipment U.S. troops left in Afghanistan following ...

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Trump purges key military leaders in another ‘Friday Night Massacre’

As one Senate Democrat summarized, after the president fired several U.S. military leaders, “Donald Trump’s quest for power ...

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'He's a real general': How Trump chose Dan Caine to be top US military officer

Caine, a retired F-16 pilot, will be promoted to four-star general, and then have to undergo a potentially grueling Senate ...

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MSNBC host asks if military official originally hired by Trump was 'fired because he was Black'

MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend remarked on President Donald Trump firing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force ...

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Trump could use a South Jersey military base to confine undocumented immigrants

The surge of arrests under the Trump administration is already crowding the capacity of the ICE detention system ...

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Starmer to Raise U.S. Military Role for Ukraine Peacekeepers With Trump

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to raise with President Trump the possibility of a limited U.S. military role as ...

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