U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday dismissed as "garbage" accusations that Washington had taken a pro-Russia stance, saying President Donald Trump was pursuing a peaceful end to Russia's three-year-old invasion of Ukraine.
President Donald Trump has fired Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a dramatic shake-up at the Pentagon. The move comes as Trump leads discussions over the war in Ukraine
The abrupt firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and six other Pentagon leaders has drawn fierce criticism from Democrats and military experts.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has paused the U.S. military's ... The order does not affect operations at other agencies like the CIA or the National Security Agency, which have their own programs ...