Coverage dated October 14, 2026

DOJ Begs Judge to Ignore Hegseth as She Considers Making Him Testify

Headline from The New Republic

A federal judge is considering forcing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to testify in court about his anti-transgender statements for a lawsuit challenging the U.S. military’s ban on transgender people. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said in court in Washington, D.C.

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Advocate
Trump administration tells federal judge to ignore Pete Hegseth’s anti-trans posts (opens Advocate)
Published Oct 14, 2026
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The Trump administration wants a federal judge to disregard social media statements by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon when determining whether its transgender military ban is constitutional.
The New Republic
DOJ Begs Judge to Ignore Hegseth as She Considers Making Him Testify (opens The New Republic)
Published Oct 14, 2026
The New Republic's feed description
A federal judge is considering forcing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to testify in court about his anti-transgender statements for a lawsuit challenging the U.S. military’s ban on transgender people. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said in court in Washington, D.C.
The M
Pete Hegseth May Have to Testify Under Oath About His Anti-Trans Slurs. A Federal Judge Put the DOJ on Notice (opens The M)
Published Oct 14, 2026
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate . A federal judge overseeing the legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban raised the possibility Wednesday of forcing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to testify under oath about his public statements targeting transgender peop…

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