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EXCLUSIVE: Senate Democrats’ Partisan Push to Politicize Military Promotions Rejected by Pentagon
https://redstate.com/rc-maxwell/2026/07/08/senate-democrats…nprecedented-push-to-politicize-military-promotions-n2204113
– More Than Donahue Is Being EliminatedCritics on the left have predictably framed these actions as an example of the Hegseth-led Pentagon … Pentagon leadership has consistently defended the approach on meritocratic grounds. … Pentagon Chief Spokesman Sean Parnell told RedState that “The Department of War rejects this partisan letter as an attempt to re-politicize…
THE ESSEX FILES: Low-Flying Patriots Deserve Cheers, Not Bureaucratic Witch Hunts
https://redstate.com/brad-essex/2026/07/12/the-essex-files-l…atriots-deserve-cheers-not-bureaucratic-witch-hunts-n2204194
– Thankfully, after massive public pushback and direct intervention from the Pentagon, sanity prevailed by Friday morning. … In that instance, the Pentagon also had to step in to quash the investigation and cancel the punishment. … At a time when the armed forces have been facing a historic recruitment crisis, the Pentagon should be asking why young Americans are…
Oorah! Pete Hegseth Is on the Hunt for Low-T Troops
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/07/15/pete-hegseth-is-on-the-hunt-for-low-t-troops-n2204349
– The testosterone levels at the Pentagon, which have risen significantly since President Trump came back into office last year, are … deficiencies experience symptoms like fatigue, decreased muscle strength and endurance, and, in some cases, depression.SEE ALSO: Pentagon…
Legacy Media Revives 'Signalgate' Hype Over Continued Use of Approved App
https://redstate.com/rc-maxwell/2026/07/01/legacy-media-revi…signalgate-hype-over-continued-use-of-approved-app-n2203877
– employees to forward or screenshot important messages to official systems.This latest media push reignites ongoing tension between the Pentagon … This led Pentagon officials and the administration to describe the findings as a “total exoneration.”The establishment media is seemingly … determined to mirror a pattern of publishing mendaciously framed national security stories to paint a picture of turmoil within the Pentagon…
Renowned Ethics Professor Hunter Biden Steps on a Rake Lecturing Trump on Profiting Off Presidency
https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/06/renowned-ethics…a-rake-lecturing-trump-on-profiting-off-presidency-n2204029
– In just 18 months the Trumps have made King George look like an amateur.A $620 million Pentagon loan,…— Hunter Biden (@HunterBiden) …  A $620 million Pentagon loan, the largest in the program’s history, to a company Don Jr.’s firm bought into three months before … A $24 million Pentagon robotics contract to the company that employs Eric as Chief Strategy Advisor.…
Pentagon Announces New 'War Force,' but Recruits Will Be Pounding Keyboards, Not Manning Tanks
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/01/pentagon-announces-n…cruits-will-be-pounding-keyboards-not-manning-tanks-n2203904
– hired for the “forward deployed engineer” roles could make up to nearly $200,000 in annual salary if they come to work for the Pentagon …  MORE: Attention, Geniuses: Applications Open for New 'NASA Force' As US Aims to Continue Space DominationHegseth's Pentagon…
South Carolina National Guard Suspended Apache Pilots for Beach Flyover - Then Hegseth Stepped In
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/07/10/hegseth-comes-to-rescue-after-sc-apache-pilots-suspended-n2204181
– Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) July 10, 2026Sounds like that got resolved post haste, because then on Friday morning, Sean Parnell, the Pentagon…
Zohran Mamdani Accused of Sabotage: How NYC’s Mayor Gutted the Biggest US Navy Parade in 50 Years
https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/13/zohran-mamdani-a…mayor-gutted-the-biggest-us-navy-parade-in-50-years-n2204264
– years during the Sail4th 250 events celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.Maritime expert, CEO of gCaptain, and a member of the Pentagon … The experienced Pentagon reporter also accuses Mamdani’s administration of making Navy permits far more difficult to obtain than in…
New Era of Affordable Stand-Off Weapons for US Air Force
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/16/new-era-of-affordable-stand-off-weapons-for-us-air-force-n2204406
–  The Pentagon is moving to buy thousands of affordable cruise missiles, reaching framework agreements with three companies on…
Hegseth's Pentagon Shake-Up Steamrolls Ahead As Last Man Out of Afghanistan Gets Shown the Door
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/06/24/hegseth-forces-gen-donahue-to-retire-n2203663
– spokeswoman for the Army confirmed Wednesday.The move is widely seen as part of the ongoing efforts by Hegseth to reorganize the Pentagon … As such, he was the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan, and was shown in a Pentagon photograph boarding the last C-17 out of Kabul.SEE … The Pentagon has not given a reason for Hegseth requesting Donahue's retirement, but it's expected that Donahue's deputy, Maj.…
America's 'Pandemic Plan' Is Just a Big Power Grab
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/30/americas-pandemic-plan-is-just-a-big-power-grab-n2203864
– The Pentagon does; a few years back, there was a lot of pearl-clutching in the legacy media when it was revealed that the Pentagon…
FORMER TRUMP FBI OFFICIAL: China's Missile Test Is a Wake-Up Call - Congress Must Not Blow the Response
https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2026/07/12/for…a-wake-up-call-congress-must-not-blow-the-response-n2204213
– That's precisely why it matters that the tools we pass actually work.RELATED: Pentagon Cuts Big Tech AI Deals - and the Future of War…
Trump Kicks Off NATO Summit With F-35 Bombshell and a Reality Check for Europe
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/07/07/trump-in-turkey-n2204065
– Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 7, 2026This revelation comes on the heels of Vice President Vance stating last week that the Pentagon…
The Reaction to GEN Donahue's Firing Indicates Hegseth's Action Was Correct and Timely
https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/06/26/hegseth-fired-donahue-n2203762
– Bush's firing of General Frederick Woerner; see Hegseth's Pentagon Shake-Up Steamrolls Ahead As Last Man Out of Afghanistan Gets Shown … Fires a Corrupt Four-Star but Leaves Corruption at the Top Untouched – RedState.Hegseth has embarked on an ambitious reform of the Pentagon … BREAKING: One of America's most-admired general officers, CD Donahue, is the latest Army leader to be forced out at the Pentagon, @…
Developing: Pentagon Incident Forces Lockdowns and Emergency Response
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/11/new-hazardous-materials-incident-locks-down-pentagon-floors-n2203248
– There are now breaking reports of an "air quality incident" in the Pentagon, resulting in a partial shutdown of that huge facility. … We don't have a lot of details yet, but here's what we know as of this writing.Multiple floors and corridors inside the Pentagon have … sources familiar and the local fire department said.Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Thursday that systems within the Pentagon…
Trump Administration Slaps Export Controls on Anthropic's Two Newest AI Models
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2026/06/13/trump-administrati…export-controls-on-anthropics-two-newest-ai-models-n2203312
– The company is simultaneously listed on a Pentagon blacklist that designates it a supply chain risk, barring it from government use … and now faces a Commerce Department licensing regime that restricts foreign access to its most capable systems.Read More: Pentagon … Trump Signed the AI Order Anyway.The Pentagon Blacklisted Anthropic. Federal Agencies Are Using It Anyway.…
DoW Revises Faith Codes After Mormon Backlash: 'Not in the Business of Adjudicating Theological Debates'
https://redstate.com/rc-maxwell/2026/06/08/dow-modifies-new…in-the-business-of-adjudicating-theological-debates-n2203163
– religious affiliation codes for U.S. service members, releasing an updated list to remove confusion and adding plainly that the Pentagon … The Utah Republican, a practicing Latter-day Saint who rarely weighs in on routine Pentagon administrative matters, joined Sen. … The Pentagon list included redundant and unnecessary labeling, and the mistake has been fixed.The goal of this effort is to simplify…
Buzz Cut: Into the Fire - Leading C-141s Into Besieged Sarajevo
https://redstate.com/buzzpatterson/2026/06/22/buzz-cut-into-the-fire-leading-c-141s-into-besieged-sarajevo-n2203599
– The Pentagon directed us to fly three U.S. senators—Joe Biden (D-DE), Bob Dole (R-KS), and John Warner (R-VA)—into Sarajevo so they…
The Truth Is Out There (Again) - War Department Releases Third Set of UAP/UFO Files
https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/06/12/the-truth-is-out…n-war-department-releases-third-set-of-uapufo-files-n2203306
– an X article published Friday, reads:Statement Attributable to Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs and Chief Pentagon …  The Department of War and our agency partners are actively working on the next release of UAP files.The Pentagon on Friday released…
Senate Committee Moves to Bring Back 'Department of War' Amid Strongest Recruiting Surge in Over a Decade
https://redstate.com/rc-maxwell/2026/06/12/senate-committee…ar-amid-strongest-recruiting-surge-in-over-a-decade-n2203289
– original title and aligns with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's emphasis on projecting strength over bureaucratic euphemisms.The Pentagon…
Former Navy Sailor Accused of Supporting ISIS Scheme to Kill American Troops
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/07/former-navy-sailor…d-of-supporting-isis-scheme-to-kill-american-troops-n2203132
–  The Pentagon has not publicly confirmed Dzayee's service status, and the federal complaint does not address his military background … If that service is confirmed, it will raise questions that neither the Pentagon nor the Navy's vetting process will be able to set…
Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against Iran May Have Paid Off
https://redstate.com/rc-maxwell/2026/06/11/trumps-pressure-campaign-against-iran-may-have-paid-off-n2203258
– Pentagon officials described the strikes as successful and proportional, aimed at degrading Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping…
Hegseth Remembers Those Who Fought During 82nd D-Day Commemoration at Normandy
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/06/06/hegseth-marks-d-day-anniversary-n2203110
– @SECWAR “It’s nothing but an honor to have the chance to lead you—my job is to serve you.Our job at the Pentagon is to run as fast…
The Chinese Robots Are Already Here - Congress Is Finally Responding
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/05/the-chinese-robots-are-already-here-congress-is-finally-responding-n2203061
– bipartisan letter urging federal agencies to investigate Unitree, a Chinese robotics company, and consider placing the company on Pentagon…
Trump Unleashes $700 Million Coal Offensive Against Biden-Era Energy Rules
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/05/trump-unveils-700…coal-initiative-says-it-will-cut-electricity-costs-n2203065
– Trump signed an executive order in February directing the Pentagon to pursue long-term supply contracts with coal-fired plants.…
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