Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was fired Friday night by President Donald Trump, ...

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that he was firing Adm. Lisa Franchetti (Medill ’85), the 33rd ...

The firings have sparked bipartisan backlash, with critics warning of military destabilization amid rising global tensions.

"It's the beginning of a very, very serious degradation of the military and politicization of the military," he said.

The unprecedented firing of a half-dozen top generals and admirals is aimed at ensuring military obedience to ...

The removal of Gen. C.Q. Brown and other top officers has deepened concern among Trump’s critics who fear he intends to ...

Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense and a 2025 Wash100 Award winner, has announced the intention of President Donald Trump to ...

Sen. Jack Reed, ranking Democrat on Armed Services Committee, said Trump’s purge of senior Pentagon leaders is a threat to ...

In his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump did serious damage to America’s soft power by moving to dismantle the ...

President Donald Trump late Feb. 21 began reshaping the top uniformed leadership of the Defense Department, firing the ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth denied the existence of a "list" of planned senior military officials that he and the Trump ...