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    <title>NPR: Pete Hegseth</title>
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    <description>The Fox News host is President-elect Trump&apos;s nominee for defense secretary.</description>
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      <title>Signal chat fallout, tariff tension — and 3 more takeaways from Trump&apos;s week</title>
      <description>Here, five takeaways from a week when the Trump administration has had to deal with the Signal chat leak, announced new tariffs and made more deportations.&lt;br&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/6000x4000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F56%2Fc9e9765c49a1b9fbece246f554c9%2Fgettyimages-2204323444.jpg' alt='President Donald Trump, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen to a question from a reporter during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13.'/><p>Here, five takeaways from a week when the Trump administration has had to deal with the Signal chat leak, announced new tariffs and made more deportations.<br></p><p>(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5342473' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Domenico Montanaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pentagon plans to begin removing trans service members from the military next month</title>
      <description>Service members and recruits who are diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria are to be separated from the U.S. military in accordance with an executive order issued a month ago by President Trump.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:47:27 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/02/27/g-s1-51057/transgender-soldiers-military-ban-trump</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7635x5090+0+0/resize/7635x5090!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2Fb4%2Fe4e9a02e4e6ca98f7106e63b7e19%2Fgettyimages-2201503786.jpg' alt='President Trump looks on as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday.'/><p>Service members and recruits who are diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria are to be separated from the U.S. military in accordance with an executive order issued a month ago by President Trump.</p><p>(Image credit: Jim Watson)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-51057' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Scott Neuman</dc:creator>
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      <title>A far-right influencer is getting invitations to travel with Trump Cabinet members</title>
      <description>Jack Posobiec, a prominent influencer, has a long history of promoting antisemitic and white supremacist content. He traveled to Ukraine with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5303473/jack-posobiec-bessent-hegseth-europe-influencer</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5955x3970+0+0/resize/5955x3970!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F11%2F59%2F9c4b8a024f338c6047cc44e668f1%2Fgettyimages-2186528778.jpg' alt='Jack Posobiec during the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 23, 2024.'/><p>Jack Posobiec, a prominent influencer, has a long history of promoting antisemitic and white supremacist content. He traveled to Ukraine with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week.</p><p>(Image credit: Dominic Gwinn)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5303473' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Lisa Hagen</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pentagon proposes $50 billion in annual cuts and identifies priorities to expand</title>
      <description>The Pentagon has proposed cutting 8% of its budget annually for five years but prioritized funding in areas like drones, military assistance for the southern border and a U.S. Iron Dome.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:52:04 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/02/20/nx-s1-5303947/hegseth-trump-defense-spending-cuts</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7744x5165+0+0/resize/7744x5165!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5a%2F56%2F510e80434b23beaeef46a3d31cae%2Fgettyimages-2197859378.jpg' alt='Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth steps out to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Pentagon during an honor cordon on Feb. 5.'/><p>The Pentagon has proposed cutting 8% of its budget annually for five years but prioritized funding in areas like drones, military assistance for the southern border and a U.S. Iron Dome.</p><p>(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5303947' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Tom Bowman</dc:creator>
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      <title>As Trump touts Putin talks, NATO allies insist Ukraine and Europe be included</title>
      <description>Several NATO allies stressed that Ukraine and Europe must not be cut out of any peace talks, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied that the U.S. is betraying Ukraine.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:22:55 -0500</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4862x3241+0+0/resize/4862x3241!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F06%2F7a6a4b124cf8aa18f2d79c9ed20d%2Fap25044302639256.jpg' alt='U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (center) speaks with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (right) and Finland's defense minister, Antti Hakkanen, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday.'/><p>Several NATO allies stressed that Ukraine and Europe must not be cut out of any peace talks, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied that the U.S. is betraying Ukraine.</p><p>(Image credit: Geert Vanden Wijngaert)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5296547' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Trump says he will meet Putin to start talks to end the war in Ukraine</title>
      <description>President Trump says he will meet President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia, after phone calls with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to start peace negotiations.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:06:20 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/02/12/nx-s1-5294478/hegseth-ukraine-nato-europe-trump</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8640x5760+0+0/resize/8640x5760!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2Fa9%2F80b5b6514998bf75a5310c91cfea%2Fap24344586542862.jpg' alt='A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russian-Ukrainian border, Sumy region, Ukraine, on Aug. 14, 2024.'/><p>President Trump says he will meet President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia, after phone calls with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to start peace negotiations.</p><p>(Image credit: Evgeniy Maloletka)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5294478' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Danielle Kurtzleben </dc:creator>
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      <title>Fort Bragg 2.0: Army base reverts to its old name, but with a new namesake</title>
      <description>A U.S. Army base originally named after a Confederate general, then renamed Fort Liberty, will revert to the name Fort Bragg. Its new namesake is WWII hero Roland Bragg — unbeknownst to his family.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:08:22 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/02/11/nx-s1-5293246/hegseth-fort-bragg-liberty-name</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2400x1350+0+0/resize/2400x1350!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F98%2F81%2F58cc1c1a412b95b884dd913607e2%2F2-images-3.jpg' alt='Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Army base that has been called Fort Liberty since 2023 will revert to its original name, Fort Bragg.'/><p>A U.S. Army base originally named after a Confederate general, then renamed Fort Liberty, will revert to the name Fort Bragg. Its new namesake is WWII hero Roland Bragg — unbeknownst to his family.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5293246' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Rachel Treisman</dc:creator>
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      <title>Trump says airstrikes on ISIS in Somalia killed terrorists without &apos;harming civilians&apos;</title>
      <description>In a Truth Social post Saturday, President Trump announced successful precision airstrikes on the &quot;Senior ISIS Attack Planner,&quot; though didn&apos;t provide a name for that individual. </description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 14:33:31 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/g-s1-45994/trump-hegseth-isis-somalia-airstrikes</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1500x1000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffa%2F03%2Fe3a7dccb49a0bc9c70d25e991538%2Fap25032668878941.jpg' alt='This photo provided by U.S. Africa Command, the U.S. military conducts coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia on Saturday.'/><p>In a Truth Social post Saturday, President Trump announced successful precision airstrikes on the "Senior ISIS Attack Planner," though didn't provide a name for that individual. </p><p>(Image credit: AP)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-45994' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Deepa Shivaram</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pete Hegseth, Trump&apos;s embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation</title>
      <description>Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:52:17 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/01/24/nx-s1-5272854/trump-cabinet-picks-pete-hegseth-senate-confirmation-vote</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x5504+0+0/resize/8256x5504!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F49%2F46%2Faaced1ab442c9bff85bd98c37536%2Fgettyimages-2193941114.jpg' alt='Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, speaks during a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Jan. 14.'/><p>Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.</p><p>(Image credit: Chen Mengtong)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5272854' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Tom Bowman</dc:creator>
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      <title>Affidavit by Hegseth&apos;s ex-sister-in-law makes new claims about his behavior</title>
      <description>Hegseth was voted out of committee Monday along party lines. The Senate is expected to take up his nomination soon; it is unclear how these new allegations will alter the trajectory of his nomination.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:13:29 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/01/21/nx-s1-5270039/hegseth-senators-affidavit</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5385x3590+0+0/resize/5385x3590!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F66%2Fd7%2F2c82890b4f2c8f780fb24eea2886%2Fgettyimages-2193430740.jpg' alt='Pete Hegseth, President Trump's choice to be defense secretary, appears during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan 14.'/><p>Hegseth was voted out of committee Monday along party lines. The Senate is expected to take up his nomination soon; it is unclear how these new allegations will alter the trajectory of his nomination.</p><p>(Image credit: Jabin Botsford)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5270039' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>NPR Washington Desk</dc:creator>
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