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Pentagon, under Hegseth, to review role of women in ground combat units
The Pentagon is mounting a six-month review of women in ground combat positions, according to a memo obtained by NPR.
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Pentagon will begin review of 'effectiveness' of women in ground combat positions
The review, outlined in a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR, comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told admirals and generals in September that women must meet the "highest male standard."
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What we know about the military operation to capture Maduro
Details are emerging about how U.S. forces entered Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro.
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CIA strike escalates the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela
A U.S. official confirms that the CIA struck a dock facility on the coast of Venezuela.
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How NPR keeps reporting on the Pentagon after being barred from the building
NPR's Tom Bowman says his decades of roaming Pentagon halls ended after NPR refused to sign a new policy requiring reporters to wait for official information releases - but his reporting hasn't slowed at all.
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Defense secretary under fire as lawmakers question admiral about deadly boat strikes
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under pressure this week as a Navy admiral faces tough questions from lawmakers about the legality of striking boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.
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Signalgate, Venezuala and what's happening at the Pentagon
What's going on at the Pentagon and what does it mean for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, Tom Bowman and Quil Lawrence break it down in this excerpt from Sources & Methods.
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Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth risked the safety of U.S. forces with use of Signal
A forthcoming inspector general report finds that had intel shared by Hegseth been intercepted by an adversary, it would have endangered servicemembers, according to a source who viewed the findings.
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White House defends strikes on boat survivors, but it's unclear where the buck stops
In the face of charges that these strikes amount to execution without trial, the White House is sending a confusing message about who exactly gave each order to use deadly force.
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As FBI investigation continues, the search for clues in National Guard shooting
As the FBI continues it's investigation in the shooting of two National Guard members last week, the shooting suspect's time in a CIA-backed unit in his native Afghanistan may provide some clues.
