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ReportingFollow the Money

3 min readJuly 21, 2026

Pete Hegseth faces questions over $87.6bn additional funding for Pentagon

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, walked into the Senate on Tuesday to defend the Trump administration’s $87.6bn supplemental funding request, facing lawmakers furious that the US-Israel war on Iran is costing far more than the White House has admitted.

Why it matters: The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, walked into the Senate on Tuesday to defend the Trump administration’s $87.6bn supplemental funding request, facing lawmakers furious that the US-Israel war on Iran is costing far more than the White House has admitted.

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ArchiveNarrative Warfare

2 min readApril 19, 2026

Hegseth compares journalists to the Pharisees

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly compared journalists to the Pharisees and called the press unpatriotic. That is not a throwaway insult. When a top defense official attac...

Why it matters: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly compared journalists to the Pharisees and called the press unpatriotic. That is not a throwaway insult. When a top defense official attac...

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ArchiveGlobal Power Plays

2 min readApril 16, 2026

Hegseth and Caine Brief the Public on Iran War

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are briefing the public on the war with Iran. This matters because war decisions are not just foreign pol...

Why it matters: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are briefing the public on the war with Iran. This matters because war decisions are not just foreign pol...

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ArchivePower Games

2 min readApril 6, 2026

Hegseth’s promotion freeze turns military rank into a political lever

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under pressure after reports that he is withholding promotions for several Black and female senior officers. The fight matters because military...

Why it matters: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under pressure after reports that he is withholding promotions for several Black and female senior officers. The fight matters because military...

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ArchivePower Games

2 min readMarch 26, 2026

Trump Can’t Help Dozing as His Cabinet Defends His Reckless War

President Trump appeared to doze during a Cabinet meeting as his top officials defended the U.S. military campaign in Iran. That is not just a bad look. It raises a basic questi...

Why it matters: President Trump appeared to doze during a Cabinet meeting as his top officials defended the U.S. military campaign in Iran. That is not just a bad look. It raises a basic questi...

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