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US Vice President JD Vance listens to President Donald Trump speak, as they make a joint appearance  in the Oval Office to announce a whistleblower program to encourage the public to report alleged fraud, at the White House in Washington, DC, October 20, 2026.
HOT OR NOT?

Trump Delivers Humiliating Snub to JD Vance

The president pondered the best-looking member of his Cabinet.

Laura Esposito

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth participates in a panel on Project Agincourt, an initiative about autonomous warfare, during the 2026 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, US, October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
UNDER THE RADAR

Pentagon Pete Busted Handing $400M to Fraud Firm

Navy officials agreed that a severe punishment was “not necessary.”

Harry Thompson

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth delivers his opening statement at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers' Informal Meeting in Cebu on October 28, 2026.
NO TO THE YES MAN

Leak Reveals Trump Secretly Doubting Pentagon Pete

Trump has raised questions about Hegseth’s performance among his trusted advisers, a new report reveals.

Christopher Buchanan

Hegseth
FED UP

Pentagon Pete Humiliated in Standoff With His Own Party

Even Republicans have grown fed up with Hegseth’s antics.

Annabella Rosciglione

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers his 2026 "State of the Force" address to US junior officers and enlisted leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, US, September 30, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool
MAN OVERBOARD

Pentagon Pete’s Twisted Revenge on Desperate Sailor Exposed

Nicholas McKelvey jumped overboard in early August.

Leigh Kimmins

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens while US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before departing for Baltimore County, Maryland, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, October 6, 2026.
WAR PLANS

Pentagon Secretly Braces for Embarrassing Trump Defeat

A source said the Pentagon “can’t admit” it is putting its contingency plan in place.

Ewan Palmer

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Pete Hegseth and Todd Blanche
PARTY’S OVER

Why Trump’s Panicked Goons Are About to Lawyer Up: Author

Michael Wolff says the president’s devotees are in for a post-midterm reckoning—likely on two very different fronts.

Erkki Forster

U.S. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 14, 2026.
HE SAID, SHE SAID

Trump, 80, Humiliated Over Gender of Fired Army General

The 80-year-old president did not seem to know who the three-star General was, but attacked him anyway.

Farrah Tomazin

Hegseth/Sylvia split
PLOT THICKENS

Hegseth Goons Scramble to Trash Fired Top General

The Defense Department is accusing the decorated military leader of “severe misconduct” involving classified intelligence.

Will Neal

CEBU, PHILIPPINES - OCTOBER 28: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrives for the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting at Mactan Expo on October 28, 2026 in Cebu, Philippines.    Ezra Acayan/Pool via REUTERS
BREAK IN RELATIONS

Republican Humiliates Hegseth With Savage Roast to His Face

The former Fox host asked for one truth. He got two.

Harry Thompson

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump holds models of an arch as he delivers remarks during a ballroom fundraising dinner in the East Room of the White House on October 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump hosted organizations and individuals for a fundraising dinner for the new $250 million ballroom addition currently under construction at the White House. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
ARCH YOU KIDDING?

Top Trump Goons Make Wild Pitch to Judge to Save Vanity Arch

The MAGA administration has a mind-boggling new justification for a proposed monument to the president’s ego.

Will Neal

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