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Hegseth Pressed Rescued Airmen to Join 60 Minutes and the Premiere Draws Backlash

The episode highlights worries that political influence and publicity could have risked operational security and turned a military rescue into a partisan media event.

Newsom Demands Drug Test After Pete Hegseth's Animated Panama Appearance

LaNeve Nomination in Jeopardy as Republican Senators Withhold Support

CENTCOM Confirms Two U.S. Service Members Killed in Jordan as Hegseth Tribute Prompts Conservative Uproar

Susie Lee Recorded Saying Hegseth ‘Made Me Want to Beat the S— Out of Him’

Driscoll Emerges as Trump’s Point Man on 28-Point Ukraine Peace Push

Senate Confirms Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach as Next Air Force Chief of Staff

General Kurilla Drives Expanded U.S. Military Surge Against Iran