Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly fired the Pentagon's top military planner, Lt. General Brett Sylvia, sources tell The Washington Post. Also, Hegseth is facing pushback on his $1.5 trillion defense budget request. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar has more details.
The Pentagon has accused a newly ousted three-star general of leaking sensitive information to the media just hours after officials confirmed his removal from a top military planning post. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia as…
The Pentagon’s former top military planner admitted to passing classified information about Ukraine and Iran to reporters from two different outlets over the course of about a year, according to an internal investigation report. The disclosure helped trigger the removal…
On Wednesday night, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fired senior Pentagon strategist Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia amid an ongoing probe into leaks of classified information. Lt. Gen. Sylvia served as director of Strategy, Plans and Policy, which is also known…
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci (Washington, DC) – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has removed a senior Army general from one of the Pentagon’s most…
WASHINGTON—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recently removed Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a senior general responsible for military strategy planning, amid claims he had leaked classified military information. A Pentagon official, who confirmed Sylvia’s removal to The Epoch Times…
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The Army general Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed as the Pentagon’s top strategy officer was accused of leaking classified information about the Iran war to reporters, a Pentagon official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told CBS…
“The Pentagon said Thursday that it has made a criminal referral in an alleged leak case, claiming the ouster of a top general was necessary ‘to protect sensitive information,'” the Washington Post reports. Members get Talking Points analysis, Trending News,…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fired a lieutenant general earlier this week for allegedly leaking classified information related to the war with Iran and the Russia-Ukraine war, sources said. As first reported by the Atlantic, Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia…
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