A Pentagon-funded study relied on old data to conclude extremism isn’t a major problem in the U.S. military, according to a new analysis. Meanwhile, incoming President Trump reportedly plans to sign ...
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, sat in front of a screen with the headline: “Study Disproves Military Extremism Problem.” It was Jan. 4 of this year and Hegseth ...
Reducing the rising tide of political extremism—and violence—in the United States and beyond may require a rethinking of how we understand the forces that drive polarization, according to a study from ...
Over the last few years, USA TODAY has closely followed the Pentagon’s approach to tackling extremism in the armed forces. In 2021, weeks after the Jan. 6 insurrection, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ...
A Pentagon-funded study used old data to conclude incorrectly that extremism is not a problem in the military, The Associated Press found in an investigation. (AP) Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to ...