A Republican openly laughed at Pete Hegseth over a stunt in which the defense secretary tried to cosplay as Tom Cruise’s Top Gun character. Adam Kinzinger, a former Illinois congressman who was one of two Republicans on the House select committee that investigated the Jan.

However, part-time military members lack access to fitness resources even though they're held to the same standards as their active duty peers. In many cases, these troops are balancing two or even three jobs. And, unlike full-time force members, they don’t receive disability benefits if they are injured while training off-duty.

The Pentagon is stacking its new press corps with a number of right-wing media outlets, MAGA influencers, and conspiracy theorists. It comes after the vast majority of the traditional media refused to agree to new rules rolled out under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and were forced to turn in their credentials last week.

Pentagon boss Pete Hegseth’s “War on Woke” has been dealt a blow after a federal judge ordered his department to restock military school libraries with banned books about equality and diversity. In a move welcomed by students who sued Hegseth earlier this year,