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About 77 pct of Mexico's seized firearms come from U.S.: Mexican defense secretary

Xinhua 11 Feb 2026
... which around 77 percent originated from the United States, Mexico's Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo said Tuesday ... Mexican defense secretary.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be in RI today. What we know.

The Providence Journal 09 Feb 2026
Reed said that Hegseth, secretary of the Department of War, formally the Department of Defense, is making the stop as part of an “Arsenal of Freedom Tour,” learning about America’s shipyards and defense manufacturing facilities.
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Former U.S. Defense Secretary: Sen. Rand Paul shows ‘courage’ in war powers fight | Opinion

Lexington Herald-Leader 28 Jan 2026
OpEd. Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says Paul shows that Congress still has the capacity and obligation to exercise its authority ... .
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces AI strategy to streamline research and development

The Washington Times 13 Jan 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized bureaucratic barriers hampering artificial intelligence development and delivery and promised to break them down in a speech Monday at SpaceX's Starbase launch site ... .
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U.S. Senator Mark Kelly sues Defense Secretary Hegseth over rank, pay cut

Xinhua 13 Jan 2026
Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, on Monday filed a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to block the secretary's efforts to cut his rank and pay as a veteran ... Senator Mark Kelly sues Defense Secretary Hegseth over rank, pay cut.
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Sen. Mark Kelly Sues Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over “Unconstitutional Crusade” to Censure Him

Democracy Now 13 Jan 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ... If you speak out and say something that the president and secretary of defense doesn’t like, ...
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Sen. Mark Kelly sues Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over censure for video

Wall Street Journal 12 Jan 2026
The Democratic senator said the Pentagon chief violated the Constitution by moving to punish him for participating in a video calling on troops to resist unlawful orders ... .
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Sen. Mark Kelly sues Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over efforts to reduce his military retirement rank

NBC Washington 12 Jan 2026
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is suing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon, over efforts to censure and demote him ... .
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Sen. Mark Kelly sues Defense Secretary Hegseth over censure, reduction in retired Navy pay and rank

The Washington Times 12 Jan 2026
Sen. Mark Kelly on Monday sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for trying to reduce his retirement rank and pay, which he called an "unconstitutional crusade" against him ... .
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US Sen. Kelly sues Defense Secretary Hegseth over censure for criticizing military operations

Anadolu Agency 12 Jan 2026
Mark Kelly filed a lawsuit Monday against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, challenging a letter of censure and threatened demotion over the Arizona Democrat's public criticism of military operations.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to visit Texas-based Lockheed Martin facility

Stars and Stripes 12 Jan 2026
(Tribune News Service) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will visit Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth on Monday as well as SpaceX in Brownsville, where “patriots work tirelessly, not with rifles, but with ...
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