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Idrees Ali

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@Reuters National Security Correspondent covering the Pentagon. [email protected]

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A view shows the moment of an Israeli strike on a building in Tayouneh neighborhood, near a central park, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut, Lebanon, November 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Yassin

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🚨BREAKING: Trump expected to tap Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services politico.com/news/2024/11/1… @meridithmcgraw @ChelseaCirruzzo @politico


"There's a very detailed list of everybody that was affiliated with Milley. And they will all be gone."

Members of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint Chiefs of Staff. W/@phildstewart



Members of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint Chiefs of Staff. W/@phildstewart


A Fox News host as defense secretary no longer seems like the most surprising pick in Trump's cabinet.

On Truth Social, Trump nominates Matt Gaetz as Attorney General:

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Hegseth's selection as Secdef has caused shock in the Pentagon,where officials privately questioned what qualified him. He has expressed disdain for "woke" policies,opposed women in combat roles,and questioned whether the top general was in his position because of his skin color.


I don’t think we have written a story for a defense secretary pick with so many quotes from the nominee himself that would raise eyebrows in national security circles. reuters.com/world/us/trump…


I think it is safe to say, no one saw this coming.

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will nominate Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense.



WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will nominate Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense.


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Two more big Trump hires: William McGinley will be his White House Counsel. He was previously WH Cabinet Secretary in Trump’s first term. John Ratcliffe will be CIA Director — he previously served as Trump’s Director of National Intelligence


BOSTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for leaking online highly classified military documents, including records related to Russia's war in Ukraine.


Indonesian President Prabowo will no longer visit the Pentagon because of “unforeseen scheduling conflict.”


“Your English is so good,” Trump said to Indonesia’s new president, according to a video of the call he posted online. Prabowo studied at the American school in London and attended military courses in the United States.

Glad to be connected directly with President Elect @realDonaldTrump to extend my heartfelt congratulations on his election as the 47th President of the United States. I am looking forward to enhance the collaboration between our two great nations and to more productive…



The United States has carried out strikes against 9 Iran-linked targets in Syria.


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