Senate to Vote on Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation, With Outcome Uncertain
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Senate to Vote on Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation, With Outcome Uncertain

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Senate barreled on Friday toward a late-night vote on whether to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, with the outcome still uncertain as a handful of Republicans weighed whether to back President Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. Mr. Hegseth’s confirmation…

Opinion | It’s Trump’s Messy, Dangerous World Now
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Opinion | It’s Trump’s Messy, Dangerous World Now

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines We live in an increasingly dangerous and threatening world. There are more flashpoints in today’s global geopolitics than we have seen in decades, presenting a generational challenge to the incoming administration of Donald Trump and all of America’s elected leadership. At the Panetta…

Accused 9/11 Mastermind Agrees to Use of Disputed Confession for Life Sentence
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Accused 9/11 Mastermind Agrees to Use of Disputed Confession for Life Sentence

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The man accused of being the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, has agreed to let government prosecutors use portions of a 2007 confession that he says were obtained through his torture at any future sentencing trial if his case…

Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is the Secretary of Defense We Deserve
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Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is the Secretary of Defense We Deserve

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines First let me hit you with some realities: The secretary general of NATO, Mark Rutte, has said that the West is not prepared for the challenges that will come over the next five years and that it’s time to “shift to a wartime…

Takeaways From Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing
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Takeaways From Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Pete Hegseth’s four-hour hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday was strikingly contentious. Democrats derided him as blatantly unqualified to oversee the Defense Department’s three million employees and $849 billion budget. Republicans acknowledged that he was an unconventional pick, but said…

Opinion | Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think
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Opinion | Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To state the obvious: As a former weekend “Fox & Friends” anchor, Army National Guard officer and leader of two small nonprofits, Pete Hegseth is unqualified to run a nuclear-armed organization with a budget approaching a trillion dollars. That’s the point. Donald Trump…

Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq
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Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Saturday temporarily prevented the U.S. government from transferring a disabled prisoner to Iraq from the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, while the judge considered the prisoner’s claim that he would be at risk for abuse and inadequate health care…

U.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind
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U.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily halted a guilty plea hearing for the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks while it considers whether the deal he reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid. The U.S. Court of Appeals for…

Pentagon Reaches Settlement With Veterans Dismissed Over Sexuality
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Pentagon Reaches Settlement With Veterans Dismissed Over Sexuality

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Defense Department has reached a sweeping settlement with tens of thousands of people who were dismissed from military service because of their sexual identity, potentially paving the way for veterans to upgrade their discharge status and receive a range of benefits they…