Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a series of changes to the armed forces Tuesday that he claimed will raise the standards of America’s combat troops and unburden commanders from fear of violating internal military rules. Here are the key takeaways from Hegseth’s speech.
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Federal government labor unions sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from conducting mass layoffs during the potential upcoming government shutdown. Employees are usually temporarily furloughed during a shutdown, except for exempted workers, and receive back pay after a shutdown ends. But Trump and the White House budget office have suggested permanent firings could be on the table if government funding expires at midnight.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he expects the Senate to begin voting at 5 p.m. EDT Tuesday on competing Democratic and Republican proposals to fund the government, but both proposals are expected to fail to advance, putting Washington on the path to a government shutdown that will furlough tens of thousands of federal workers.
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President Trump told a gathering of military leaders Tuesday they should use American cities as “training grounds” and described a federal crackdown on crime in major cities as necessary due to “a war from within.” Read more. |
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the U.S. military’s senior-most officers Tuesday that he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals” or overweight troops. Read more. |
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President Trump is propelling his film tariff plan into the limelight — renewing his call to tax “any and all movies that are made outside of the United States” — even as both allies and critics alike cast their doubts.
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Voices on the left and the right are questioning the strength of former FBI Director James Comey’s federal indictment, arguing prosecutors will be challenged in winning a conviction.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he would impose the “highest” male standards for all combat roles in the U.S. military during his Tuesday morning speech to hundreds of generals and admirals at Quantico, Va.
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Republican lawmakers would get a larger share of blame for a government shutdown than their Democratic counterparts if lawmakers don’t come to an agreement, a poll released Tuesday found.
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