Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks
Topics: Russia & UkraineIranPentagon & Military
3 outlets (CBS News, Axios and PBS NewsHour) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 3 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Hegseth”, “Pentagon's”, “fires”, “planner”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “alleged” and “leaks”; Axios uses “classified” and “admitted”; PBS NewsHour uses “considers” and “strikes”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's top military planner, Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a Pentagon official told CBS News.”
- Axios reports: “The Pentagon's top military planner admitted to leaking classified information about Ukraine and Iran to two reporters from separate outlets over a one-year period, according to an internal report …”
- PBS NewsHour reports: “Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was the second general under Hegseth to be removed as head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”
Read the full coverage
- CBS News: Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks
- Axios: Exclusive: Fired general admitted to leaking classified Iran and Ukraine info, report says
- PBS NewsHour: Hegseth fires the Pentagon's top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikes
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