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I went to the Pentagon to watch Pete Hegseth scold war reporters

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What happened: It is day 13 of America’s surprise war with Iran — by sheer coincidence, it’s Friday the 13th — and I am delirious. I haven’t had a coffee since I woke up at 5AM, because I’m not allowed to bring outside...

Cross-source context: Mother Jones highlights secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has come up with a plan to limit the independence of Stars and Stripes , the news publication for members... Wired highlights the defense secretary has made clear that Pentagon managers are to encourage workers, including civilians, to volunteer to assist in the administration’s immigration crackdown. Breitbart highlights war Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that Iran’s military power is “being systematically degraded and annihilated” as Operation Epic Fury entered its tenth day, declaring the...

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The Verge(lean-left)

It is day 13 of America's surprise war with Iran - by sheer coincidence, it's Friday the 13th - and I am delirious. I haven't had a coffee since I woke up at 5AM, because I'm not allowed to bring outside beverages into the Pentagon (the security screening cutoff was at 7AM for the 8AM), and ever sin

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Mother Jones(left)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has come up with a plan to limit the independence of Stars and Stripes, the news publication for members of the US military that has been published continuously since World War II. Under the new policy, Stars and Stripes, which has historically operated

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Wired(lean-left)

The defense secretary has made clear that Pentagon managers are to encourage workers, including civilians, to volunteer to assist in the administration’s immigration crackdown.

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Breitbart(right)

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that Iran’s military power is “being systematically degraded and annihilated” as Operation Epic Fury entered its tenth day, declaring the campaign will end “on our timeline and at our choosing” while forcefully pushing back against suggestions it could devolve

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Free Beacon(right)

The U.S. military is launching its "most intense day of strikes inside Iran," Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said during a Tuesday morning press briefing. The operations will include "the most fighters, the most bombers, [and] the most strikes" since Operation Epic Fury began 10 days ago, according t

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Story Context

Mother Jones

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has come up with a plan to limit the independence of Stars and Stripes , the news publication for members...

Wired

The defense secretary has made clear that Pentagon managers are to encourage workers, including civilians, to volunteer to assist in the administration’s immigration crackdown.

Breitbart

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that Iran’s military power is “being systematically degraded and annihilated” as Operation Epic Fury entered its tenth day, declaring the...

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Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab | The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

The Verge · link

I went to the Pentagon to watch Pete Hegseth scold war reporters

It is day 13 of America’s surprise war with Iran — by sheer coincidence, it’s Friday the 13th — and I am delirious. I haven’t had a coffee since I woke up at 5AM, because I’m not allowed to bring outside...

Mother Jones · link

Hegseth’s Pentagon Is Trying to Turn a Newspaper for Troops Into Propaganda

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has come up with a plan to limit the independence of Stars and Stripes , the news publication for members...

Wired · link

Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS

The defense secretary has made clear that Pentagon managers are to encourage workers, including civilians, to volunteer to assist in the administration’s immigration crackdown.

Breitbart · link

Hegseth: Iran’s Military Power ‘Systematically Annihilated’ — War ‘Ends on Our Timeline,’ No 'Endless Nation‑Building’

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that Iran’s military power is “being systematically degraded and annihilated” as Operation Epic Fury entered its tenth day, declaring the...

The Wire — Other Sources

Mother Jones

Hegseth’s Pentagon Is Trying to Turn a Newspaper for Troops Into Propaganda

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Wired

Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS

The defense secretary has made clear that Pentagon managers are to encourage workers, including civilians, to volunteer to assist in the administration’s immigration crackdown.

Source ›

Breitbart

Hegseth: Iran’s Military Power ‘Systematically Annihilated’ — War ‘Ends on Our Timeline,’ No 'Endless Nation‑Building’

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Free Beacon

‘Barbaric Savages in the Iranian Regime’ Will Face US Military’s ‘Most Intense Day of Strikes,’ Hegseth Says

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r/economics

Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab | The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

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US ‘secretary of war’ Pete Hegseth has self-owned – and self-humiliated – in an abject, whining rant at the US press corps. Hegseth’s frustration has clearly been growing at the failure of the US to subdue the Iranian government or prevent its heavy retaliation on US bases and Israeli military and i

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Pentagon Report: U.S. Military Fired Missile at Elementary School in Iran

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