Given at the end is an article. Analyze it and output in the following JSON format.
{
"analysis": {
"bias": {
"score": "1-10, where 1-10 measures UNFAIR or UNHELPFUL bias.
As the AI analyst, you must judge:
1. Fairness of Bias:
- Is the tone/alarm proportional to events?
- Is criticism warranted by facts?
- Are similar actions judged equally?
2. Utility of Bias:
- Does the bias help readers understand real implications?
- Does it highlight genuine concerns that neutral language might minimize?
- Does it provide valuable context through its perspective?
Example: An article about climate change might use emotional language
and scary scenarios. While this is technically 'bias', it might be
USEFUL bias if it helps readers grasp real dangers that cold, neutral
language would understate.
A high bias score should only be given when bias is both unfair AND unhelpful.",
"description": "Explain both unfair and useful bias found. For each biased element:
1. Is it fair/warranted?
2. Does it serve a valuable purpose for readers?
3. Should it be removed or retained?"
},
"missing_context_misinformation": {
"score": "1-10",
"points": [
"", # DIRECTLY provide essential context the reader needs without ANY phrases like "the article lacks/doesn't/fails to mention/omits" etc. Simply state the relevant facts. Each point up to 5 sentences as needed. Up to 10 points. NEVER refer to the article itself or what it's missing - just supply the information directly. The missing context should try to compensate for the bias in the article, and not just add related information.
]
},
"disinformation_lies": {
"score": "1-10",
"points": [
"" # Provide corrections for verifiably false statement. These lines should be brief. Upto 10 points.
# Use Wikipedia (via the search tool) to verify events and dates up through 2025-06-20. Any event dated ≤ 2025-06-20 should not be marked as disinformation if it matches Wikipedia. Only flag statements you can not verify or that Wikipedia contradicts as of 2025-06-20.”
]
}
},
"summary": [], # A list of 2 to 5 paragraphs. Provide a version that: * Retains key facts and proportional concerns, * Removes unfair bias while keeping warranted criticism, * Adds critical missing context, * Corrects any inaccuracies. Remove author attribution. Maintain article's POV - no meta-references. You can decide the most appropriate length based on the article.summary can be longer than the article if needed.
"title": "Provide an Appropriate Title Based on the Article's Content.",
"changes_made": [
"List significant changes made in the summary",
"Include both removals and additions",
"Note bias adjustments"
],
"key_words": [
"3-10 relevant terms to help identify related articles",
"Focus on major themes and topics"
],
"keywords_update": {
"keyword-to-add-or-update": "new summary or updated to replace the previous"
}
}
KEYWORDS UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS:
- We want to save new information from beyond your knowledge cutoff of Mar 2024.
- Information can come from the provided article or Wikipedia.
- Pick up to 3 keywords of highest importance to update with new information.
- If a keyword lacks a summary, write one from scratch.
- For each keyword, list one line per new fact (up to 50 sentences per keyword).
- Each fact must:
1. Be one or two sentences long.
2. End with 1-3 references in brackets, e.g. [apnews], [nytimes,wikipedia].
3. Immediately after the reference(s), append a hyphen and the date of the event or when the fact was reported, in ISO format:
`Statement. [source] - [YYYY-MM-DD]`
- If you update an existing keyword's source (e.g. [foxnews] → [apnews]), ensure the replacement is supported by an article.
- Ensure each keyword is specific enough that its new facts warrant inclusion.
<example>
ARTICLE TOPIC
Raiding of 100+ immigrants allegedly illegal alients and alleged members from the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and the Hells Angels for deportation. Authorities also found drugs at the underground nightclub at a strip mall in Colorado Springs. President Donald Trump praised the raid, saying on TruthSocial it had targeted some of the worst people in the US, whom he alleged judges are reluctant to deport.
keywords worth updating:
tren-de-aragua (I am sure this gang has a big list of information, but this deportation will be worth a mention)
tren-de-aragua+deportation (a more specific keyword that can take more detail about this incident)
trump+illegal_deportation (add this to the list of illegal deportations conducted by trump administration)
colorado_springs (this is a unique event for this town. an update here will add some trivia.)
trump+immigration (a key fact worth mentioning about how trump is implementation his immigration policies)
keywords to not update:
trump (too broad. not one of top 50 facts related to trump.)
illegal_deportation (depending upon existing content, may be too crowded for this incident to be added)
colorado (too broad, unlikely to fit this event in top 50)
drug_raids (too broad, unlikely to fit this event in top 50)
</example>
<existing_keywords_summaries>
white-house-power-dynamics : Stephen Miller is considered second only to Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in Trump's inner circle, fueling speculation about whether he could succeed her if she steps down. [CNN] - 2025-01-27. The Trump-Musk feud has created complications for Miller's position since his wife Katie works for Musk, though some officials maintain Trump's trust in Stephen remains unaffected. [CNN] - 2025-01-27. Musk unfollowed Stephen Miller on X during the height of the Trump-Musk conflict, though both Millers continued following Musk on the platform. [CNN] - 2025-01-27.
america-first+iran-intervention-debate : A significant rift has emerged within Trump's America First movement over potential US involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, with non-interventionists like Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene opposing military action. [article] - 2025-01-15. Conservative critics argue that Iranian nuclear threats are being overstated to justify regime change and military adventurism, drawing parallels to Iraq WMD claims. [article] - 2025-01-15. The debate reflects broader tensions between isolationist and hawkish factions within Trump's coalition regarding Middle East military intervention. [article] - 2025-01-15.
state-secrets-privilege : The Trump administration invoked the state secrets privilege in March 2025 to avoid providing a federal judge with information about deportation flights that allegedly violated court orders. [CNN] - 2025-03-17. Attorney General Pam Bondi and other Justice Department officials argued that disclosing operational details about deportation flights would harm national security and foreign relations. [CNN] - 2025-03-17. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that revealing details about removal operations, which he characterized as counterterrorism operations, would make foreign partners less likely to cooperate with the United States. [CNN] - 2025-03-17.
trump+separation-of-powers : The Trump administration's invocation of state secrets privilege in March 2025 created a constitutional confrontation with federal courts over deportation operations. [CNN] - 2025-03-17. Justice Department officials argued that further judicial intrusions would present 'dangerous and wholly unwarranted separation-of-powers harms' regarding diplomatic and national security concerns. [CNN] - 2025-03-17. The dispute arose when the administration allegedly violated federal court orders to halt deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act. [CNN] - 2025-03-17.
israel+iran+nuclear-strikes : Israel launched Operation Rising Lion on June 13, 2025, striking Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in response to Iran's enrichment of weapons-grade uranium. [wikipedia] - 2025-06-13. The strikes targeted military sites, nuclear facilities, and senior Iranian commanders, killing at least 20 senior officials including Hossein Salami and Mohammad Bagheri. [wikipedia] - 2025-06-13. Iran retaliated with over 100 drones and missiles targeting Israeli cities, with some strikes hitting Tel Aviv. [wikipedia] - 2025-06-14.
trump+iran-nuclear-diplomacy : Trump issued a 60-day ultimatum to Iran in spring 2025 to strike a nuclear deal, with Israel launching strikes on day 61 when the deadline expired. [cnn] - 2025-06-16. Trump expressed confidence that Iran wanted to negotiate, telling reporters 'I think Iran basically is at the negotiating table where they want to make a deal.' [cnn] - 2025-06-16. Trump directed Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and other officials to attempt meetings with Iranian counterparts as quickly as possible following the escalating conflict. [cnn] - 2025-06-16.
pete-hegseth : Pete Hegseth ordered the Navy to remove Harvey Milk's name from the USNS Harvey Milk during Pride month as part of broader military policy changes. [abcnews] - 2025-06-04. The Pentagon stated that renamings will reflect the Commander-in-Chief's priorities and the warrior ethos. [abcnews] - 2025-06-04.
trump+israel-iran-conflict : Trump opposed Israeli plans to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the June 2025 conflict. [cnn,wikipedia] - 2025-06-15. The administration provided defensive support to Israel while avoiding direct offensive involvement in strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. [cnn] - 2025-06-15. Trump warned Iran that attacks on US personnel would trigger full American military response while expressing hope for diplomatic solutions. [cnn] - 2025-06-15.
trump+middle-east-peace : Trump expressed hope for negotiated agreement to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions despite escalating Israel-Iran conflict in June 2025. [cnn] - 2025-06-15. Planned nuclear talks between US and Iranian negotiators in Oman were cancelled due to the escalating violence. [cnn] - 2025-06-15. Trump stated the conflict 'should end' while continuing to hold out hope for diplomatic solutions. [cnn] - 2025-06-15.
federal-judiciary+trump : Federal courts issued orders requiring the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador after his wrongful deportation in March 2025. [CNN] - 2025-06-06
trump+israel-iran-evacuation :
us-embassy-evacuation-procedures :
israel-iran-war-2025 :
trump+israel-iran-evacuation :
us-embassy-evacuation-procedures :
israel-iran-war-2025 :
</existing_keywords_summaries>
<wikipedia_requested_titles>
TITLE Trump peace plan
Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People, commonly known as the Trump peace plan, is a proposal by the Trump administration to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Donald Trump formally unveiled the plan in a White House press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on January 28, 2020; Palestinian representatives were not invited.
The plan was authored by a team led by Trump's son-in-law, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Jared Kushner.
Both the West Bank settlers' Yesha Council and the Palestinian leadership rejected the plan, arguing it is too biased in favor of Israel.
The plan is divided into two parts, an economic portion and a political portion. On June 22, 2019, the Trump administration released the economic portion of the plan, titled "Peace to Prosperity". The political portion was released in late January 2020.
== References ==
TITLE 2025
2025 (MMXXV) is a common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar, and is the current year.
The year has seen the continuation of armed conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Gaza war. New armed conflicts also emerged, including the India-Pakistan conflict and the Iran-Israel war.
== Events ==
=== January ===
January 1
Poland takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union after Hungary.
Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen Area, lifting land border controls.
Liechtenstein becomes the 39th country to legalize same-sex marriage.
Ukraine halts the transportation of Russian gas supplies through the country, following the expiration of a five-year transit deal, while also becoming a state party in the International Criminal Court the same day.
In the United States, fifteen people are killed, including the perpetrator, and over 35 others are injured during a vehicle-ramming and shooting attack in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Thirteen people are killed and four more injured in multiple shootings in Cetinje, Montenegro.
January 4 – Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer announces his resignation.
January 6
Indonesia is officially made a full member state of BRICS.
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as Leader of the Liberal Party.
January 7
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet Autonomous Region of Southwest China. Killing at least 95 people, whilst another 130 are injured.
A series of wildfires erupt in Southern California, forcing more than 30,000 people to evacuate and kills five people.
January 8 – An attack on the presidential palace by Boko Haram in N'Djamena, Chad kills 20 people.
January 9 – General Joseph Aoun is elected President of Lebanon by the country's parliament, following a two-year vacancy of the presidency.
January 10
Incumbent Venezulan President Nicolás Maduro is sworn in for a third term amid an ongoing crisis after the disputed elections in the country.
The European Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that 2024 was the world's hottest year on record, and the first calendar year to pass the symbolic threshold of 1.5°C of global warming.
January 12 – President of Croatia Zoran Milanović is re-elected to a second term.
January 13 – President of the International Court of Justice Nawaf Salam is nominated by the Parliament of Lebanon to become prime minister.
January 14 – The 2025 World Men's Handball Championship begins in Croatia, Denmark and Norway.
January 15
President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is arrested for his role in the 2024 martial law crisis.
Israel and Hamas agree to a three-phase ceasefire proposal to end their 15 months of conflict.
American filmmaker and actor David Lynch dies at the age of 78.
January 16
A series of attacks by the National Liberation Army in Colombia leaves more than 80 people dead.
Rosen Zhelyazkov is confirmed as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria by the National Assembly.
Blue Origin successfully launches its heavy-lift launch vehicle, New Glenn, on its first attempt.
January 17 – Minister of State of Monaco Didier Guillaume dies in Nice, France at the age of 65 and Isabelle Berro-Amadeï is appointed as the acting Minister of State.
January 18
Two Sharia judges are assassinated and two other people are injured in a mass shooting at the Supreme Court of Iran in capital Tehran.
Ninety-eight people are killed in a fuel tanker explosion near Suleja, Nigeria.
January 19
A ban on TikTok in the United States goes into effect, however it was quickly reversed within 24 hours.
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas goes into effect.
January 20 – Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, becoming the second president in American history to serve non-consecutive terms.
January 21
Seventy-eight people are killed after a fire breaks out in a hotel ski resort in Bolu Province, Turkey.
Former President of El Salvador Mauricio Funes, who was convicted of tax evasion and corruption, dies while in exile in Nicaragua at the age of 65.
January 22
The first recorded blizzard in the Gulf Coast of the United States results in at least thirteen deaths and more than $14 billion in damage.
Thailand becomes the 40th country to legalize same-sex marriage.
January 23 – For the second time, Micheál Martin is elected Taoiseach of Ireland.
January 24 – Storm Éowyn hits Ireland and the United Kingdom. Record high wind speeds of 183 km/h (114 mph) are recorded in Ireland, while over a million homes are left without power.
January 25
Several artifacts are stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands, including the Helmet of Coțofenești.
The March 23 Movement captures Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
January 26 – Alexander Lukashenko is re-elected as President of Belarus, after banning opposition candidates.
January 28 – Miloš Vučević resigns as Prime Minister of Serbia after an anti-corruption protests over the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse.
January 29
Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointed as the 20th President of Syria of the transitional government, nearly two months after the Fall of the Assad regime.
A helicopter collides with an American Eagle jet over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., United States, killing all 67 people onboard both the helicopter and the jet.
A Beechcraft 1900 crashes in South Sudan, killing 20 of the 21 people onboard.
January 30 – Following the approval of a constitutional reform, Nicaragua becomes a diarchy with Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo as co-presidents.
January 31 – A Learjet 55 crashes into multiple buildings and houses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, killing at least seven people and injuring over 19 others.
=== February ===
February 1 – Horst Köhler, former President of Germany and director of the International Monetary Fund, dies in Berlin at the age of 81.
February 3 – Antwerp Mayor Bart De Wever is appointed the Prime Minister of Belgium, replacing Alexander De Croo.
February 4
The United States imposes a 10% tariff on all Chinese imports with China responding to retaliatory tariffs.
Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of Nizari Ismaili, dies in Lisbon, Portugal at the age of 88. His son, Aga Khan V, replaces him as the 50th Imam.
At least 11 people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden.
February 8 – Sam Nujoma, the 1st President of Namibia, dies in Windhoek at the age of 95.
February 9
In American football, the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl.
In the first round of voting of the Ecuadorian general election, incumbent President Daniel Noboa advances to the run-off, facing former National Assembly member and 2023 presidential runner-up Luisa González.
Brigitte Haas is elected the first female Prime Minister of Liechtenstein.
February 10 – A bus falls off a bridge over a river in Guatemala City, Guatemala, killing at least 56 people and injuring several others more.
February 12
President of Romania Klaus Iohannis resigns with Senate President Ilie Bolojan becoming acting president.
Former Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas is elected President of Greece by the Hellenic Parliament in the fourth and final round of voting.
February 13 – A car rams into a crowd at a trade union protest in Munich, Germany resulting in 28 people being injured.
February 15 – Djibouti Foreign Affairs Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf is elected as the Chairman of the African Union Commission, defeating former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
February 16 – In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the March 23 Movement captures Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province.
February 17 – A Delta Connection jet flips on landing at the Toronto Pearson International Airport, with 21 of the 80 occupants injured.
February 18
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that Russia and the United States have officially agreed to restore diplomatic relations.
Archaeologists announce that the empty tomb Wadi C-4 discovered in 2022 was that of the pharaoh Thutmose II.
February 19 – Croatia completes the process of joining the European Economic Area.
February 19 – March 9 – The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy are held in Pakistan and Dubai.
February 21 – In Peru, the roof of a shopping center collapses, leaving at least eight people dead and 84 injured.
February 23 – In the German federal election, the CDU/CSU (Union), led by Friedrich Merz, wins the most seats in the Bundestag, while the far-right AfD comes in second and the SPD led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz comes in third.
February 25 – A Sudanese Air Force plane crashes near an air base in Omdurman, killing at least 46 people.
February 26 – American actor Gene Hackman is found dead alongside his wife in New Mexico at the age of 95.
February 27 – Russian chess player and former World Chess Champion Boris Spassky dies in Moscow at the age of 88.
February 28 – An altercation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office causes ongoing negotiations between the countries to break down.
=== March ===
March 2
Firefly Aerospaces Blue Ghost successfully lands on the Moon as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.
At the Academy Awards, Anora wins five awards, including Best Picture.
March 8 – Mahmoud Khalil, a student activist involved in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, is taken from his New York apartment by ICE agents.
March 18 – Israel strikes Gaza after a 2-month ceasefire. At least 404 are killed, including children. At least 660 others are also injured.
March 28 – At least 5,400 are killed and more than 7,860 injured when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurs in Southeast Asia with its epicenter in Myanmar, but with destruction taking place as far away as Bangkok, Thailand. Tremors were felt as far west in Delhi, India and as far east in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
=== April ===
April 2 – US President Donald Trump issues sweeping trade tariffs on many countries.
April 8 – During a concert by Rubby Pérez in Santo Domingo, a nightclub roof collapses, killing at least 221 people, including Pérez, and injures more than 255 others.
April 13–October 13 – Expo 2025 is held in Osaka, Japan.
April 14 – Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, dies at 85.
April 17 – The atmosphere of K2-18b, a water world located 124 light-years away, is found to contain large amounts of both dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide – two compounds that, on Earth, are only known to be produced by life. While requiring further proof, it is described as "the strongest evidence to date for a biological activity beyond the Solar System".
April 19-20 - WWE WrestleMania 41 takes place over two nights at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The event marks John Cena's final WrestleMania, as he plans to retire from wrestling in 2025.
April 21 – Pope Francis, 266th Pope of the Catholic Church dies at 88.
April 22 – Militants affiliated with The Resistance Front open fire on a group of tourists at the Baisaran Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India, killing 28 and injuring at least 20.
April 26
The funeral of Pope Francis is attended by representatives from 164 different countries of the world, including 82 leaders, and 250,000 other people.
An explosion in the Port of Shahid Rajee, Bandar Abbas, Iran, killed more than 40 people and injured more than 1200 people.
A vehicle-ramming attack occurred at the Lapu Lapu Day festival, a public event honouring Filipino heritage in Vancouver, Canada.
April 28 – The 2025 Canadian federal election is held.
=== May ===
May 9 – May 25 – The 2025 IIHF World Championship is held in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark.
May 11 – The 2025 Albanian parliamentary election is held.
May 12 – The 2025 Philippine general election is held.
May 13–17 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is held in Basel, Switzerland.
May 18 – The 2025 Polish presidential election is held; incumbent president Andrzej Duda is ineligible for re-election.
May 25 – The 2025 Surinamese general election is held.
=== June ===
June 12 – Air India Flight 171
== Predicted & Scheduled events ==
June 15 – July 13 – The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will take place in the United States.
June 25–28 – The Glastonbury Festival, near Pilton, Somerset in the United Kingdom.
July 1 – Bulgaria is expected to adopt the euro and become the 21st member state of the eurozone.
July 11 – August 3 – The 2025 World Aquatics Championships will take place in Singapore.
August 7–17 – The 2025 World Games will take place in Chengdu, China.
August 17 – The 2025 Bolivian general election is scheduled to be held.
September 8 – The 2025 Norwegian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
September 12–28 – The 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship will take place in Pasay and Quezon City in the Philippines.
September 13–21 – The 2025 World Athletics Championships will take place in Tokyo, Japan.
October 3 – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg will abdicate the throne in favor of his son Guillaume, who will reign as Guillaume V.
October 20 – If not triggered earlier, the 2025 Canadian federal election will be held no later than this date.
October 26 – The 2025 Argentine legislative election is scheduled to be held.
October 27 – The 2025 Irish presidential election will be held no later than this date. Incumbent president Michael D. Higgins is ineligible for re-election.
November 21 – December 7 – The 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup will take place in the Philippines.
November 23
The 2025 Chilean general election is scheduled to be held.
If not triggered earlier, the 2025 Singaporean general election will be held no later than this date, with the current Parliament to be dissolved no later than August 24.
November 27 – December 14 – The 2025 World Women's Handball Championship will take place in Germany and the Netherlands.
=== Unknown dates ===
The Giant Magellan Telescope is expected to be completed.
Voyager 2 might stop transmitting.
== Deaths ==
== Related pages ==
2025 in association football
== References ==
TITLE Pete Hegseth
Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American political commentator, television presenter, author and Army National Guard officer who has been the 29th United States Secretary of Defense since 2025.
Hegseth was in the U.S. military with deployments to Cuba and Iraq. He began working for Fox News as a commentator in 2014 and was a co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend from 2017 to 2024. He was the executive director of Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America.
He was thought to be the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the Donald Trump presidency, but major veterans' groups objected, and in January 2017, David Shulkin was selected instead. In November 2024, President-elect Trump announced that he intends to nominate Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. In 2025, he was involved in the United States government group chat leak, also known as Signalgate.
== Early life ==
Hegseth was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was raised in nearby Forest Lake. Hegseth graduated from Princeton University in 2003. In 2013, he received a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
== Military career ==
Following graduation from Princeton in 2003, Hegseth joined Bear Stearns. He was also commissioned as an infantry officer in the Minnesota National Guard. In 2004 he went to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, where he was an infantry platoon leader. Hegseth volunteered to serve in Baghdad and Samarra. During his time in Iraq, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, and a second Army Commendation Medal. He returned to active duty in 2012 as a captain. By 2015 or 2016, Hegseth had been promoted to the rank of major, and was assigned to the Army Individual Ready Reserve.
== U.S. Senate campaign ==
In 2012, Hegseth ran for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota. He ended his campaign after the May 2012 convention, before the Republican primary election in August.
== Fox News ==
Hegseth joined Fox News as a contributor in 2014. In December 2018, Hegseth co-hosted Fox News Channel's All-American New Year with Fox Business Network's Kennedy. He was a regular guest on Unfiltered with Dan Bongino. From 2017 until 2024, he was a co-host of Fox & Friends.
== U.S. Secretary of Defense ==
=== Nomination ===
In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he planned to nominate Hegseth to serve as the next Secretary of Defense.
Several days later, a woman sent a memo to Trump's transition team about a 2017 sexual assault allegation against Hegseth. Several senators later said they were worried about Hegseth being the Defense secretary nominee.
He appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on January 14, 2025. During the hearing, Hegseth denied allegations of sexual assault, marital infidelity, and public drunkenness.
On January 21, senators received an affidavit from his former sister-in-law, Danielle Hegseth, stating that she had seen Hegseth's bad behavior and believed that "Hegseth has an alcohol abuse problem", believed that he "was abusive to his ex-wife Samantha", and swore that Samantha had "hid in her closet from Hegseth because she feared for her personal safety". Hegseth denied the affidavit's claims and his ex-wife said he was never physically abusive.
On January 23, 2025, Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voted no for the nomination process to move towards the confirmation process in the Senate. All Senate Democrats also voted no for this step in the confirmation process, given the total 51–49 vote, moving his nomination for a full Senate vote on January 24, 2025. He was confirmed by the Senate in a 51–50 vote on January 24, 2025, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Collins, Murkowski and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky joined all Senate Democrats in voting against Hegseth.
=== Time in office ===
Hegseth was sworn in as secretary of defense on January 25, 2025 by Vice President JD Vance. In a call to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu a day after being sworn in, Hegseth said that the United States was "fully committed" to the security of Israel. Hegseth visited the Mexico–United States border with Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, in El Paso, Texas, in February.
Hegseth told Asian allies (May 2025), that those allies "they weren’t spending enough on their own defense".
==== Signal chat leak ====
From March 11 to 15, 2025, a group of United States national security leaders had a conversation on a group chat using the Signal messaging service about a military operations against the Houthis in Yemen. Among the chat's members were Hegseth, Vice President Vance, top White House staff, CIA director John Ratcliffe, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. A leak of the chat happened when National Security Advisor Mike Waltz a journalist from The Atlantic to the group by accident. On March 15, Hegseth used the chat to share sensitive and classified details of the airstrikes, including types of aircraft and missiles, as well as launch and attack times.
On April 20, 2025, The New York Times reported that Hegseth started another Signal group chat called "Defense ' Team Huddle" [sic]. This chat had information about the timing of airstrikes, and included Hegseth's brother, his wife and about a dozen other people.
== Personal life ==
Hegseth and his first wife, Meredith Schwarz, divorced in 2009. He married his second wife, Samantha Deering, in 2010. They have three children. Hegseth lived near Nashville, Tennessee with his family.
In August 2017, while still married to Deering, Hegseth had a daughter with Fox executive producer Jennifer Rauchet. He and Deering divorced in August 2017. Hegseth and Rauchet married in August 2019.
== Other information ==
He has tattoos. Before the U.S. Congress gave confirmation that he could have the job as Secretary of Defense, media said that Hegseth has a tattoo that has a political meaning. He has showed that kind of tattoo on social media, according to media outlets.
Earlier (2020), Hegseth volunteered as one of the up-to-25,000 National Guard troops to be put on active duty to protect the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021, but was removed from that mission because he was one of twelve soldiers "linked to 'right-wing militia groups,' or found to have 'posted extremist views online.'"
New advisers (as of April 2025), are "the former military aide, Colonel Ricky Buria; Justin Fulcher, a tech entrepreneur and DOGE adviser; and Patrick Weaver", a government worker.
== References ==
== Other websites ==
Quotations related to Pete Hegseth at Wikiquote
Media related to Pete Hegseth at Wikimedia Commons
Hegseth at the Princeton Tory
Appearances on C-SPAN
</wikipedia_requested_titles>
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Washington — The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it had "no announcement about assisting private U.S. citizens to depart at this time," after the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem said it was working on dispatching evacuation flights and cruise ships for American citizens who wish to leave Israel amid the country's ongoing conflict with Iran."Urgent notice! American citizens wanting to leave Israel- US Embassy in Israel ... is working on evacuation flights & cruise ship departures," U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee wrote on X earlier Wednesday. "You must enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). You will be alerted w/ updates."The embassy's announcement comes on the sixth day of the Israel-Iran war, which saw fresh exchanges of strikes overnight into Wednesday. The U.S. State Department on Monday raised its travel advisory for Israel to a Level 4 "do not travel," the highest travel warning possible.However, following the State Department's update, it was not clear if the flights and cruise ships would be available or, if they are organized, when. Ben Gurion International Airport remains closed, as are all Israel's seaports, the State Department noted. On Wednesday, President Trump signaled the possibility of joining Israel in its strikes on Iran.
"I may do it, I may not do it, nobody knows what I'm going to do," Mr. Trump told reporters when he was asked about whether the U.S. will get involved in the strikes on Iran's nuclear and military facilities. Mr. Trump has called on Iran to surrender completely. But Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said his country won't surrender and warned the U.S. against military intervention.
Olivia Victoria Gazis
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Kathryn Watson
Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
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