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United States Department of Defense

Arcs in the news about United States Department of Defense from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 97 stories · 216 articles · earliest story we hold Jan 24, 2024

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Hegseth's end to military DEI programs and his new grooming and fitness rules

9 of 18 stories this year

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg · 33 articles, Feb 8War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge · 21 articles, Mar 7Hegseth orders review of US military standards, including grooming, after they were loosened under Biden · 6 articles, Mar 13Hegseth orders fitness standards to be gender neutral for combat jobs. Many already are · 13 articles, Mar 31Hegseth boasts about ending 'woke' program on women and security that Trump had signed into law · 13 articles, Apr 29Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 59 articles, Jun 3Hegseth reveals new name for USNS Harvey Milk · 9 articles, Jun 27Trump considers renaming Defense Department to 'Department of War' · 18 articles, Aug 25Trump signs order to rename Department of Defense to Department of War · 47 articles, Sep 4

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else16 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United States Department of Defense that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 6– 7Trump Threatens Chicago with 'Department of War'16 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 6Trump signals Chicago deportations in parody ‘Chipocalypse Now' social media post6 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right

Stories that name United States Department of Defense

  1. Dec 22– 24Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days66 articles · 45 independent sources
    13 left, 11 center, 9 right
  2. Dec 16Sen. Mark Kelly Calls Pentagon Investigation Into His Remarks a Move to Chill Military Dissent12 articles · 12 independent sources
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  3. Dec 4– 5New York Times sues the Pentagon30 articles · 29 independent sources
    5 left, 9 center, 6 right
  4. Dec 3– 4Pentagon's Signalgate review finds Pete Hegseth violated military regulations11 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Dec 2– 3Hegseth cites ‘fog of war’ in defending follow-on strike on alleged drug boat22 articles · 20 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 2 right
  6. Nov 2– 3Trump’s Testing Plans for US Nuclear Weapons Won’t Include Explosions, Energy Secretary Says14 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 4 right
  7. Oct 31– Nov 10Trump says Nigeria’s Christians are persecuted. The reality is more complex.42 articles · 28 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 13 right
  8. Oct 30– Nov 17U.S. conducts 21st strike on alleged drug boat52 articles · 24 independent sources
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  9. Oct 30Trump orders US nuclear weapons testing to begin 'immediately' after Russia tests new missiles76 articles · 44 independent sources
    7 left, 18 center, 7 right
  10. Oct 24– 25Pentagon to use $130M donation from anonymous Trump 'friend' to pay military members24 articles · 18 independent sources
    4 left, 10 center, 3 right