Tag: defense
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U.N. court ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, former defense chief and a Hamas leader
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, whom Israel has said was killed in an airstrike in July. Judges found there were “reasonable grounds to believe that” both Netanyahu and Gallant “intentionally and knowingly deprived the civilian…
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Police report details woman’s 2017 allegations against Pete Hegseth, now Trump’s pick for defense secretary
A woman told police she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report released late Wednesday. Hegseth, a Fox News personality and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be defense secretary,…
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, paid accuser to save job at Fox News, his lawyer says
Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to serve as defense secretary, paid a confidential financial settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault out of concern that the allegation would lead to his firing from the cable news giant, his lawyer told CBS News. Hegseth’s attorney, Timothy Palatore, said the…
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Trump’s defense secretary pick was once investigated for sexual assault
Trump’s defense secretary pick was once investigated for sexual assault – CBS News Watch CBS News Pete Hegseth, a combat veteran and former Fox News host who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to be defense secretary, is coming under scrutiny after it came to light he was investigated in connection with an alleged sexual assault in…
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Breaking down Trump’s cabinet picks to head defense and national intelligence
Breaking down Trump’s cabinet picks to head defense and national intelligence – CBS News Watch CBS News Concern is growing on Capitol Hill as lawmakers react to some of President-elect Donald Trump’s prospective cabinet nominees. Margaret Brennan explains. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not…
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017
Monterey, Calif. – Pete Hegseth, the Army veteran turned Fox News host selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be defense secretary during his second term was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in 2017, Monterey, Calif. officials confirmed. In response to multiple public record requests to the city, including one from CBS News, officials released…
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017
Monterey, Calif. – Pete Hegseth, the Army veteran turned Fox News host selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be defense secretary during his second term was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in 2017, Monterey, Calif. officials confirmed. In response to multiple public record requests to the city, including one from CBS News, officials released…
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Analyzing the defense secretary role as Trump taps Hegseth
Analyzing the defense secretary role as Trump taps Hegseth – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump picked Fox News host Pete Hegseth for the Secretary of Defense position. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd discusses what is expected of the role and if Hegseth is up for the challenge. Be the first…
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Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
Trump fills out Cabinet; Democrats swap blame Trump fills out his new Cabinet as Democrats point fingers 05:58 President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense, the former president announced Tuesday night. Hegseth, 44, is an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has an undergraduate degree…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires his defense minister, Yoav Gallant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region. Netanyahu and Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza. But Netanyahu had avoided firing his rival. Netanyahu cited…