A legal watchdog that has led the campaign to peel away the secrecy cloaking Democratic planning for the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots has turned its attention to calls hosted by retired Gen. Mark Milley with top Pentagon, Justice, Interior and Homeland Security officials.

In a dramatic Friday night purge, President Donald Trump took decisive action to avoid a repeat of his first term when he tussled with senior military leaders, by firing America’s top general and removing others in an effort to ensure he has a fully compliant Pentagon.

President Donald Trump faces backlash after announcing the firing of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles "CQ" Brown, a four-star Air Force general, on Friday. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email for comment.

For the second time, the killing of George Floyd by a police officer has brought about a breakage between President Donald Trump and the U.S. military’s most senior leader.

President Donald Trump kicked off his latest evening bloodbath on Friday with the firing of the highest-ranking military officer in the country, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Charles Brown, Jr. The unprecedented move came as one small part of a shakeup of the Pentagon's top brass.

At the start of his first term, President Donald Trump filled several top jobs with retired generals — high-ranking veterans who served in leadership positions during the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

President Donald Trump announced on social media Monday that he would be nominating interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin to head the office after Martin took the helm shortly after Trump's inauguration.

During the 2024 presidential election, when Kamala Harris called Donald Trump a “petty tyrant” or agreed with former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley that Trump was a “fascist,” Republicans called foul.