
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth is an Army veteran and former television host who became US defense secretary in 2025.
581 linked stories in all years we hold
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The earliest story we hold is from Nov 13, 2024.
Stories involving Pete Hegseth12 named stories in 2025
Active · 3
- May 5, 2025 – Oct 29, 2026 · 22 stories
- The Russia-Ukraine war: the diplomacy to avert it and the peace talksNov 26, 2021 – Nov 11, 2026 · 469 stories
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- Trump's takeover of policing in Washington, D.C., and the National Guard deploymentAug 11, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026 · 51 stories
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Gone quiet · 9
- Feb 1, 2025 – Oct 14, 2026 · 17 stories
- Jan 27, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026 · 28 stories
- The US military's strikes on alleged drug boats off Venezuela and in the PacificSep 2, 2025 – Sep 21, 2026 · 68 stories
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- Nov 20, 2025 – May 11, 2026 · 10 stories
- Mar 24 – Dec 3, 2025 · 22 stories
- Nov 13, 2024 – Jan 24, 2025 · 23 stories
- The US military and pressure campaign to oust Nicolás MaduroAug 8, 2025 – Apr 28, 2026 · 78 stories
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- Trump's push to take back the Panama CanalJan 7, 2025 – Apr 3, 2026 · 10 stories
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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2025
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Week of Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026: 1 left, 2 center, 0 right, 2% of the sources that published that week · 5 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2025 - Jan 12, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | under 1% |
| Jan 13, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025 | 20 | 31 | 19 | 202 | 31% |
| Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 26, 2025 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 345 | 46% |
| Jan 27, 2025 - Feb 2, 2025 | 35 | 53 | 32 | 559 | 54% |
| Feb 3, 2025 - Feb 9, 2025 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 15% |
| Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 16, 2025 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 239 | 31% |
| Feb 17, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 71 | 21% |
| Feb 24, 2025 - Mar 2, 2025 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 10% |
| Mar 3, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 52 | 15% |
| Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3% |
| Mar 17, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 119 | 29% |
| Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 232 | 38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025 | 12 | 28 | 15 | 118 | 27% |
| Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 9% |
| Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 13% |
| Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 160 | 28% |
| Apr 28, 2025 - May 4, 2025 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 102 | 27% |
| May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 126 | 26% |
| May 12, 2025 - May 18, 2025 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 88 | 24% |
| May 19, 2025 - May 25, 2025 | 17 | 35 | 28 | 148 | 41% |
| May 26, 2025 - Jun 1, 2025 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 14% |
| Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 8, 2025 | 17 | 32 | 19 | 189 | 36% |
| Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 21 | 39 | 24 | 258 | 42% |
| Jun 16, 2025 - Jun 22, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3% |
| Jun 23, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 10% |
| Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 13, 2025 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 9% |
| Jul 14, 2025 - Jul 20, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 21, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 9% |
| Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 3, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 7% |
| Aug 18, 2025 - Aug 24, 2025 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 85 | 25% |
| Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 59 | 15% |
| Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 139 | 36% |
| Sep 8, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 7% |
| Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 15% |
| Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 24 | 38 | 23 | 290 | 45% |
| Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 145 | 31% |
| Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 77 | 25% |
| Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 95 | 26% |
| Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 129 | 27% |
| Oct 27, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 104 | 27% |
| Nov 3, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 59 | 18% |
| Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 16, 2025 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 10% |
| Nov 17, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2% |
| Nov 24, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 13% |
| Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 233 | 35% |
| Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 9% |
| Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 92 | 22% |
| Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025 | 18 | 35 | 21 | 152 | 53% |
| Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
111 left · 119 center · 109 right: 339 sources on the spectrum, across 581 linked stories.
Everything else84 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Pete Hegseth that are not part of any story yet
- Dec 19– 20U.S. launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths55 articles · 38 sources8 left, 19 center, 7 right
- Nov 7South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters8 articles · 8 sources1 left, 4 center, 1 right
- Nov 3Hegseth Visits Inter-Korean Border Ahead of Security Talks With South Korean Officials6 articles · 5 sources2 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Oct 31Hegseth Orders the Military to Detail Dozens of Attorneys to the Justice Department9 articles · 9 sources3 left, 5 center, 1 right
- Oct 22Hegseth cracks down on Pentagon staff speaking to Congress14 articles · 8 sources0 left, 6 center, 2 right
- Oct 17– 18Pentagon Slams Netflix’s Boots as “Woke Garbage”9 articles · 9 sources2 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Oct 15Plane carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth makes unscheduled landing in U.K. due to cracked windshield12 articles · 10 sources0 left, 3 center, 6 right
- Oct 14News organizations, including Hegseth’s former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules6 articles · 6 sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Oct 10– 11US announces it will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility in Idaho36 articles · 29 sources4 left, 12 center, 11 right
- Sep 28Trump will speak at a hastily-called meeting of top military leaders, AP source says7 articles · 7 sources1 left, 3 center, 3 right
Stories that name Pete Hegseth
- Dec 26– 28U.S. launches strikes against Islamic State group in Nigeria after attacks target Christians149 articles · 76 sources18 left, 33 center, 21 right
- Dec 132 US Army soldiers, interpreter killed in Syria ambush attack16 articles · 9 sources0 left, 2 center, 6 right
- Dec 10House Democrat files impeachment articles against RFK Jr.12 articles · 9 sources1 left, 5 center, 3 right
- Nov 1– 3Trump suggests U.S. could take military action in Nigeria over killings of Christians57 articles · 38 sources7 left, 21 center, 8 right
- Oct 18– 19Vance attends Marine Corps 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton17 articles · 4 sources1 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Oct 11– 12Trump orders Pentagon to use available funds to pay troops amid government shutdown39 articles · 30 sources7 left, 18 center, 4 right
- Oct 5– 6Amid a government shutdown, Trump joins Navy's anniversary celebration28 articles · 17 sources3 left, 9 center, 5 right
- Sep 30– Oct 1Trump calls for using US cities as 'training ground' for military in unusual speech to generals14 articles · 13 sources3 left, 8 center, 2 right
- Sep 29Oregon leaders say Trump is deploying 200 National Guard troops within the state14 articles · 14 sources4 left, 7 center, 2 right
- Sep 28– 29Oregon sues to block Trump’s National Guard deployment28 articles · 22 sources4 left, 10 center, 7 right