Trump, Hegseth and transgender service members

Pete Hegseth Reinstates Ban on New Transgender Service Members After 4-Year Pause Under Joe Biden
The Pentagon has reinstated a ban on new transgender service members in the U.S. military. Donald Trump first introduced the controversial ban in 2017, but Joe Biden reversed it upon taking office in
House Democrats call on Trump, Hegseth to reverse trans military ban
A group of House Democrats is urging President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to halt enforcement of a ban on transgender service members. In a Jan. 27 executive order, Trump
Hegseth moves to implement Trump’s ban on transgender troops
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth moves to implement Trump’s ban on transgender troops Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military to pause integrating new transgender recruits and suspend planned medical procedures meant to treat current service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth bans trans people from joining US military
Pete Hegseth has implemented a ban on trans people signing up to serve in the US military. The secretary of defence signed the ban, which prevents those with a “history of gender dysphoria” from entering the armed forces,
Hegseth orders pause on gender-affirming care for transgender service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming care for all active duty service members in a memo to senior Pentagon and military leaders.
Pete Hegseth works out with soldiers in the snow as military reasserts pride in strength
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spent Friday morning working out in the snow with US forces in Poland — as new military ads ...
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‘Unfit’ Drunk Hegseth Got Lap Dances in Uniform: Ex-Relative
The thrice-married Pete Hegseth was accused Tuesday of receiving a lap dance while in his military uniform more than two decades ago. The allegation against Donald Trump’s pick to lead the ...
People Have A Whooole Lot To Say About Pete Hegseth's Blue Suit
The U.S. Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, made his first visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels this week. He wore a blue ...
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Pete Hegseth Met by Military Families Chanting 'DEI' in Protest Against Trump Admin's Policy Changes
Pete Hegseth faced protests from military families chanting "DEI" at a U.S. base in Germany over the Trump administration's ...
What Hegseth and Trump don’t understand about DEI and the military
The Pentagon’s new approach departs from one that for decades buoyed the world’s strongest military.
As Trump Threatened a Primary, a G.O.P. Holdout on Hegseth Flipped
Before Senator Thom Tillis voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, he worked with accusers to make the case ...
Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary in 51-50 vote
Pete Hegseth's nomination once appeared on shaky ground amid allegations that included sexual misconduct and financial ...
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Pete Hegseth sister-in-law, in new signed testimony, says he raged at ex-wife
WASHINGTON — An affidavit by a former sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth, President Donald ... a strip club in downtown Minneapolis in his military uniform, drunk and getting lap dances.
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Vance breaks tie in Senate to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
Hegseth's comments that women should have no role in military combat drew particular concern on Capitol Hill, including from lawmakers who themselves served NBC Universal, Inc. The Senate ...
Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing, enlisted troop pay and other military news
This week's news included Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing and the top Marine general voicing concern over moving Marines to Guam.
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Pete Hegseth and troops break a sweat in a morning PT session at Panzer Kaserne
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth participated in an early morning PT session hosted by troops from the 1st Battalion 10th ...