This past week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addressed top U.S. commanders at the Marine Base in Quantico, Virginia, calling for a renewed focus on discipline and elevated standards in basic training.
He complained that the military has spent the past few years putting too much focus on being “politically correct” or “woke”. He announced that the mindset ... Show More
Oct 7
Evening Edition: Hamas Hostages Remain In Captivity Two Years Later
It has been two years since thousands of Hamas terrorists attacked Israel and slaughtered more than 1,200 men, women, and children, and took more than 240 innocent people hostage. One of those innocent lives taken hostage and put in the dark tunnels underneath Gaza was a 3-year-o ... Show More
20m 15s
Aug 2024
Frontline special - former US army commander Ben Hodges
In this extended Frontline conversation, the former commander of the US army in Europe - Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, explains how Kyiv’s forces have been underestimated - and why a ‘slow, chaotic reaction’ by the Kremlin will sustain the Ukrainian incursion.
The World in 10 is ... Show More
27m 8s
Sep 6
Trump rebrands Department of Defence Department of War
President Trump has signed an executive order renaming the Defence Department, the Department of War; Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, said the change was to restore a warrior ethos. It must be approved by Congress although it is likely to pass. Also: Darth Vader's light sabre is ... Show More
27m 24s
Jul 6
Frontline special - Former Commander US Army Europe, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges
In this extended Frontline conversation, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, Former Commander US army Europe, explains how the lack of an official national security advisor in Trump's cabinet may have allowed Ukraine aid cuts to go ahead without Trump knowing."It doesn't look like the secretary ... Show More
24m 43s
Sep 4
Navy cartel strike / China power flex / global order
Trump's anti-drug warfare. China, Russia, and North Korea stand shoulder to shoulder.This episode, Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR international correspondent Anthony Kuhn join Mary Louise Kelly to break down the Trump administration's military strike against a boat the ... Show More
21m 36s
Nov 2024
The Metamorphosis of Pete Hegseth
Now that Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration as attorney general, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s most controversial cabinet pick is his selection of Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense.Dave Philipps, who reports on war and the military for The Times, discusses three m ... Show More
29m 55s