Department of Defense appointments by Donald Trump

Donald Trump, executive orders

More Trump executive orders will put his mark on the military

President Trump is expected to sign executive orders that would reverse several Biden initiatives related to the military.

Newsweek on MSN · 9h

Trump's New Military Executive Orders Set for Pete Hegseth's First Day

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters as he arrived at the Pentagon that his first official day would be active.

CNBC on MSN · 6h

Trump plans executive orders on military related to DEI, transgender troops and vaccines

President Donald Trump already signed a flurry of executive orders aimed to reshape U.S. policy on trade, immigration and citizenship, federal hiring and more.

Trump, inspectors general

The New York Times · 5h

Fired Inspectors General Raise Alarms as Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Purge

The full scope of the Friday night mass firings was coming into sharper view as one fired watchdog official warned of “a never-ending cycle of politicization.”

POLITICO on MSN · 2d

Trump fires independent inspectors general in Friday night purge

The watchdogs say the removals may be invalid for failing to comply with a 2022 law requiring a 30-day notification to Congress before removals.

CBS News on MSN · 19h

Trump fires multiple federal inspectors general in overnight purge

The Trump administration purged at least a dozen federal inspectors general overnight Friday, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News. It is an unprecedented move that will likely result in legal challenges.

DOJ, Trump

NBC News · 5h

Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president

The Justice Department employees had been involved in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation that led to Trump's classified documents and Jan. 6 cases.

WGNO-TV New Orleans on MSN · 1h

DOJ fires prosecutors who worked on Trump criminal cases

Justice Department officials fired several prosecutors who worked on President Trump's criminal cases, saying they could not “trust” them.

The Mirror US on MSN · 6h

Trump fires dozens of investigators as his DOJ targets January 6 prosecutors

More than a dozen officials involved in criminal investigations into Donald Trump have been fired, with Acting Attorney General James McHenry citing a lack of trust in their ability to carry out Trump

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Factbox-Who has Trump picked for his cabinet and other top posts?

More of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the coming days ...

Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem confirmed to Cabinet positions. Where do other Trump nominees stand?

So far, three people have been confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet: former Sen. Marco Rubio as the secretary of state, John ...

New York Magazine3d

Trump Cabinet Confirmation Hearings: Schedule & How to Watch

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s ...

Truthout2d

Senate Dems Still Have Tools to Fight Trump’s Appointees. Will They Use Them?

Democrats will have to cohere around a unified strategy if they want to have any chance at blocking Trump’s worst picks.

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New Trump orders on transgender troops, COVID and more expected on Hegseth's first day

A flurry of new executive orders from President Donald Trump are expected at the Pentagon as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

Al Jazeera on MSN13h

Fact check: Trump’s first-week immigration orders – what are the effects?

Trump enacted controversial immigration plans in his first week back. What are the short and long-term effects?

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Trump names acting defense secretary with Hegseth not yet confirmed

President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not ...

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Hegseth outlines priorities after being sworn in to lead Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was sworn in on Saturday, issued a statement outlining his top priorities for the ...

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