| 2026-10-15 | Trump posts that Hasan will die by firing squad 'as scheduled' but 'this event will not be streamed'; Pentagon says Hegseth is 'completely aligned'
4 src Donald Trump · Pete Hegseth · Sean Parnell · Nidal Hasan | | reported |
| 2026-10-08 | Hegseth tells Posobiec the Hasan firing-squad execution will be 'public'; a Defense Department official says it will be livestreamed; Vance says he won't watch
3 src Pete Hegseth · JD Vance · Donald Trump · Nidal Hasan | | reported |
| 2026-10-05 | Pentagon announces Trump approved Hegseth's recommendation that Nidal Hasan be executed by Army firing squad; Army sets the execution at Fort Hood
7 src Pete Hegseth · Donald Trump · Sean Parnell · Nidal Hasan | | reported |
| 2026-05-21 | Palantir Files Bid Protest Against DIA MARS Program: Capture-Via-Protest Playbook's 2026 Invocation
6 src Palantir Technologies · Defense Intelligence Agency · Pete Hegseth · Alex Karp | | confirmed |
| 2026-05-10 | Hegseth Calls for Second Pentagon Investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly Over Public Statements About U.S. Weapons Stockpiles During Iran War
1 src Pete Hegseth · Mark Kelly · Department of Defense · U.S. Senate | | confirmed |
| 2026-04-13 | Pentagon Misses Warren-Shaheen WEXMAC Deadline — No Public Response to 13 Armed Services Questions on Navy Detention Contracting
4 src Elizabeth Warren · Jeanne Shaheen · Pete Hegseth · Department of Defense · +1 |
| confirmed |
| 2026-04-02 | Hegseth Fires Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George During Iran War, Installs Former Personal Aide
7 src Pete Hegseth · Donald Trump |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-22 | Warren and Shaheen Demand Hegseth End DoD WEXMAC-TITUS Agreement With DHS, Citing $65 Billion Ceiling Growth and Diversion of Navy Resources to Domestic ICE Detention
5 src Elizabeth Warren · Jeanne Shaheen · Pete Hegseth · U.S. Navy · +5 |
| reported |
| 2026-03-12 | Doug Wilson States Catholic Parades Would Be Banned as "Public Idolatry" in His Ideal Protestant Republic, Exposing Catholic-Reformed Fault Line in MAGA Coalition
4 src Doug Wilson · J.D. Vance · Thomas Massie · Pete Hegseth |
| confirmed |
| 2026-03-04 | Pentagon Claims Iran's Navy Destroyed and Senior Naval Leadership Killed in Operation Epic Fury
5 src Pete Hegseth · U.S. Department of Defense · U.S. Central Command · Iran · +1 |
| confirmed |
| 2026-02-17 | Hegseth Invites Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson to Lead Official Pentagon Prayer Service
5 src Pete Hegseth · Doug Wilson · U.S. Department of Defense |
| confirmed |
| 2025-12-04 | New York Times Sues Pentagon Over Restrictive Media Rules Requiring Publication Approval, Violating First Amendment
7 src New York Times · Pete Hegseth · U.S. Department of Defense · NPR · +2 |
| confirmed |
| 2025-10-16 | Pentagon Strips Press Credentials After Hegseth Imposes Rules Labeling Journalists as Security Risks
5 src Pete Hegseth · Department of Defense · New York Times · Associated Press · +3 |
| confirmed |
| 2025-08-25 | Trump Signs Executive Order Creating Specialized DC National Guard Unit Deputized to Enforce Federal Law and Standing Nationwide Quick Reaction Force Donald Trump · Pete Hegseth · Stephen Miller · D.C. National Guard |
| confirmed |
| 2025-06-10 | Army announces seven base-name reversals; Fort Cavazos becomes Fort Hood again, now 'honoring' Col. Robert B. Hood
3 src Pete Hegseth · Donald Trump · U.S. Army | | confirmed |
| 2025-05-05 | Hegseth Orders 20% Reduction in Four-Star Generals and Admirals Across Military
3 src | | confirmed |
| 2025-04-22 | Bondi Convenes Inaugural Anti-Christian Bias Task Force Meeting — Cross-Cabinet CN Coordination Mechanism Activated | | |
| 2025-01-29 | Hegseth Orders Pentagon DEI Purge, Establishes 'Restoring America's Fighting Force' Task Force
2 src | | confirmed |
| 2025-01-28 | Defense Secretary Revokes General Milley Security Detail in Political Retaliation
4 src Pete Hegseth · Donald Trump |
| confirmed |