Mediaite reported that Newsmax instructed staff to refrain from criticizing Pete Hegseth, who at the time was President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of defense. Mediaite reported that the instruction came after a segment criticizing Hegseth sparked the ire of Trump,

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, questions Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Defense secretary, during Hegseth's confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ... Gen. Mark Milley. He was replaced Friday by Caine, a retired three-star Air Force general. Prior to his appointment during the Biden administration, Brown had been Air Force chief of staff since 2020. Hegseth on Sunday ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked Hegseth for justifications and transparency before any decisions to dismiss senior uniformed leaders.

Adm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet.