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Trump, Hegseth reveal whopping figure they want for the next Pentagon budget

U.S. military spending would reach a record high under President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's $1 trillion budget proposal for 2026.

Breaking Defense · 1d

A $1 trillion defense budget? Trump, Hegseth say it’s happening

We also essentially approved a budget, which is in the [vicinity], you'll like to hear this, of a trillion dollars,” Trump said while meeting with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Donald Trump Announces $1 Trillion Pentagon Budget: 'Have to Be Strong'

President Donald Trump said his administration will raise the Pentagon's budget to $1 trillion, a record high for the U.S. military. "We have to build our military and we're very cost-conscious but the military is something that we have to build and we have to be strong because you've got a lot of bad forces out there now,

Pete Hegseth, China and Warns

HuffPost on MSN · 13d

Trump Says Pete Hegseth Had 'Nothing To Do' With War Plans That Hegseth Texted To Journalist

The president blasted the "witch hunt" amid the Signal scandal as he went to bat for his defense secretary in the Oval Office.

Newsweek on MSN · 6h

Pete Hegseth Warns of China's Western Military Expansion as Tensions Rise

Hegseth warned that China-based companies are controlling land and critical infrastructure in key sectors across Latin America.

The Washington Post · 7h

Hegseth says China's military presence in western hemisphere is 'too large'

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has again put China at the center of U.S. priorities in the western hemisphere, one day after calling the world power a threat to the Panama Canal

Panama, Pete Hegseth and Trump

Associated Press News on MSN · 5d

Hegseth is to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump’s demands for the canal

Donald Trump has complained about the U.S. relinquishing control of the waterway to Panama more than 20 years ago and has threatened to retake it,

Defense News on MSN · 5d

Hegseth to visit Panama as Trump says US is ‘reclaiming’ its canal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week, the second senior U.S. official to visit the country in as many months, as President Donald Trump says America is “reclaiming” the country’s eponymous canal.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

US, Panama ‘taking back’ canal from ‘China's influence,’ says Hegseth

Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal from the influence of China, which operates two major ports.

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Only Trump can decide on U.S. troop moves in Europe, US defense secretary says

Only President Donald Trump will make decisions about the future of U.S. troops in Europe, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete ...

Trump Has Sought Outside Opinions on Pete Hegseth amid Signal Scandal, Mar-a-Lago Source Says: 'He's Worried' (Exclusive)

Sources tell PEOPLE that President Donald Trump has asked around about his next steps following the scandal in which ...

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Donald Trump throws a fit after reporters remind him about Pete Hegseth’s incompetence

And boy, did he throw one of his signature toddler tantrums when a reporter had the audacity — the gall! — to ask about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest scandal. When ...

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Trump’s guy Pete Hegseth just gave Americans yet another reason to question his judgment

Hegseth, you’ll recall, has been charged by Trump to rid the armed services of all diversity, equity and inclusion — even ...

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Why was Pete Hegseth's wife, Jennifer, attending sensitive meetings with foreign officials? Donald Trump's Defense Secretary under fire again this week

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary, is facing backlash after his wife, Jennifer Hegseth, attended high-level ...

Defense Department Inspector General Will Evaluate Pete Hegseth’s Role In Signal Chat

The evaluation will look into whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth complied with department policies when using a Signal ...

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