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Claim Hegseth donated $12.9M to Minnesota homeless shelters doesn't add up

In August 2025, a rumor spread online that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth donated $12.9 million in bonuses and ...

Pete Hegseth responds to claims that he and Trump want "martial law"

Trump invoked Section 740 of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act, allowing federal control for 30 days, with congressional approval ...
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Female vets in Congress slam Hegseth’s repost of Christian Nationalist

Pastors in the video said they want the U.S. to be a Christian republic, adding calls for criminalizing homosexuality and for ...

Unpacking claim Hegseth believes women shouldn't have the right to vote

The defense secretary shared a CNN report on a church he has attended in which elders said only heads of household — usually ...
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Hegseth’s Rant on D.C. Takeover Turned Into Evidence Against Trump

During a Monday press conference on Trump’s federal takeover of D.C., Hegseth announced that the National Guard will be ...

Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote

The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church ...

Pete Hegseth amplifies pastors with a message: Women shouldn’t be allowed to vote

The Pentagon chief already had a reputation as a far-right culture warrior. Then he promoted a video featuring pastors opposed to women voting.

Hegseth says DC National Guard will not be involved in law enforcement functions but he’ll ‘have their back’ if they need to ‘temporarily detain’ criminals

The president has direct control over DC’s National Guard, unlike every other unit, which is under the authority of state governors.

Hegseth says he’s ‘not tipping’ his hand on US troop deployment to Mexico

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he wouldn’t reveal whether the United States planned to deploy troops to Mexico. In an ...