The Pentagon confirmed Friday that it has accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown, raising ethical questions after President Donald Trump had announced that a friend had offered the gift to defray any shortfalls.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to deploy to U.S. Southern Command.
The demonstration is expected to take place Sunday east of Reno.
Many of the reporters waited to leave together at a 4 p.m. deadline set by the Defense Department to get out of the building.
Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.
Pete Hegseth said that it’s “just another example of our partnership,” while seated next to the Qatari Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
After Israel and Hamas agreed this week to the first phase of a Trump administration plan to halt the fighting, a litany of questions remain on next steps.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told top military leaders he wants “the highest male standard” for every combat roles. But several women who are combat veterans pushed back.
Pierce McFarland, 23, was arrested after a shooting on Sept. 24, when police said he fired rounds near the entrance of Nellis Air Force Base and pointed his gun at security personnel.
The president joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday in declaring an end to “woke” culture before an unusual gathering of hundreds of top U.S. military officials.
Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco’s case began in 2022 when he was accused of grooming a girl, sexually assaulting her and committing lewd acts in front of her.
The meeting, first reported by The Washington Post, comes on the heels of several unusual and unexplained actions that Pete Hegseth has taken involving military leaders.
The combat-wounded Iraq veteran said he is blessed to have a new car that honors his service.
An official said the threat came from a computer belonging to a former midshipman who was later confirmed to be in another part of the country.
The Sylvanus Thayer Award award is named for an early superintendent of the military academy who is known as the “Father of West Point.” It has been given out every year since 1958.
