Friday on MS NOW’s “On the Line,” host Alicia Menendez said Democratic candidates have made Secretary of War Pete Hegseth “the new boogeyman on the campaign trail.” Menendez said, “Calls are growing for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to lose his job
President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States will declare the Strait of Hormuz “U.S. territory” after it finishes defeating Iran, escalating his assertion of American control over the strategic waterway as Tehran vowed that the strait “has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian.”
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that the United States can maintain its blockade of Iran “indefinitely,” while economists said the Iranian economy is rapidly approaching the point of “severe collapse” under the pressure.
President Donald Trump is preparing to dramatically escalate his “Economic Fury” campaign against Iran, with new measures coming next week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Thursday.
Thursday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) said he is building a coalition that includes Republicans to fire Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Cooper asked, “You heard Secretary Hegseth say the conditions on the USS Lincoln have been, ‘completely
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead” that the Trump administration is abusing the military while discussing the extended combat deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “You’re among the Senate Democrats demanding
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “On the Line,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) said if Democrats take the majority in the midterm elections, impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will be a priority. Auchincloss said, “There was no plan for this war.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that Colombia has officially joined the “Shield of the Americas” regional counter-cartel coalition.
Wednesday on MS NOW’s “The Briefing,” Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said the Trump administration’s military action in Iran is “based on lies.” Discussing the threat to Air Force One in Turkey, Ossoff said, “If there was a threat to the president, it’s
A top adviser to the commander of Iran’s IRGC said Tehran could deliberately prolong its war with the United States in an effort to outlast President Donald Trump, as Washington doubles down on a “WALL OF STEEL” naval blockade that U.S. and Israeli officials say is steadily worsening the Islamic Republic’s economic crisis.
President Donald Trump predicted Thursday that the war with Iran will end “pretty soon,” saying Tehran cannot sustain the conflict much longer as he revealed that he is personally involved in negotiations toward a potential agreement over the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump on Monday established the Military Spouse Commission, which will advise him on policies affecting servicemembers’ spouses and families.
Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) said the U.S. Military strike on an Iranian elementary school in February was a “war crime.”
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded a White House meeting Tuesday with both governments describing the talks as “positive and productive” and reaffirming their shared commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, as the president weighs whether to continue negotiations with Tehran or authorize additional military action.
MS NOW contributor Claire McCaskill said Monday on MS NOW’s “Deadline” that Iran is a “mess” created by President Donald Trump’s “ego.”
Thursday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump “absolute idiots.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio refused Thursday to disclose what he discussed in a closed-door meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, telling reporters in Manila that diplomacy collapses when its details are aired at a microphone.
During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) said that congressional oversight includes seeing how much spending “is being funded for the Iranian situation and where is the endgame”, which Secretary of Defense
On Tuesday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a regular critic of President Donald Trump, claimed the Trump administration did not know what it was doing in Iran.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth got into a shouting match with Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) during a Tuesday hearing on the Pentagon’s budget for the Iran war, with the Pentagon chief accusing him and his fellow Democrats of “Trump derangement syndrome” while the senator called him a “failure.”
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifies along with other Trump cabinet members before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, July 21.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States had struck Iran “very hard” in honor of three American servicemembers killed in recent days, as U.S. Central Command announced it had successfully completed a ninth consecutive evening of strikes targeting Iran’s military infrastructure and its ability to attack commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday an effort to annually screen servicemen’s testosterone levels while offering testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said the army has reached its 2026 recruitment goals “eight and a half months” into the year.
President Donald Trump faces some stiff bipartisan opposition in Congress if he intends to proceed with selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, as he suggested when he arrived in Ankara for the NATO summit on Tuesday.
U.S. forces launched a series of what the military described as “powerful strikes” against Iran early Wednesday after Tehran attacked three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with U.S. Central Command declaring the Islamic Republic’s actions amounted to “a clear violation of the ceasefire.”
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth dismissed criticism of the National Guard during remarks on Thursday, calling protesters “ingrates” and praising Guard members for helping reduce crime in Washington, DC.
Despite claiming to be the most bipartisan member of Congress, Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) said in June that U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made her want to “beat the shit out of him.”
U.S. President Donald Trump recently weighed whether to resume a broad military campaign against Iran after reviewing military options with senior officials, but has opted for now to continue pursuing diplomacy in hopes of securing a lasting agreement over Tehran’s nuclear program, according to a report published Tuesday evening.
A Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee (DPBAC) has been established by the Department of War (DOW) after Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed all members of the agency’s advisory boards last year.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s dismissal of senior officials has hurt the military.
Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) is working to further reverse the Biden administration’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in the Department of War (DOW) with an amendment to the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which will soon be up for a vote.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said lawmakers would “push hard” for answers about the bombing at an Iranian girls’ school.
Secretary of War said the decline of European NATO has mirrored the continent’s crisis of faith in itself and the open borders era.
Following months of escalating tensions with Iran, President Donald Trump is pushing to boost domestic weapons manufacturing, invoking emergency powers as his administration eyes billions in new military spending from Congress.
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa met with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon to discuss the mutual fight against narco-terrorism.
The Venezuelan socialist regime’s participation in the elimination of Héctor “El Niño” Guerrero, the head of the Tren de Aragua narco-terrorist gang, marks yet another milestone in the country’s erasure of deposed dictator Nicolás Maduro, who was long linked to the gang and some believe helped free Guerrero from a 17-year prison sentence.
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that a U.S.-Iran agreement aimed at ending more than three months of hostilities is “now complete,” authorizing the immediate removal of the U.S. naval blockade on Iran and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following months of negotiations mediated by Pakistan, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey.
An activist federal judge on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to restore exhibits at national parks featuring leftist ideology.
On Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said reports of the depletion of U.S. military stockpiles were a “manufactured story.”
