{
  "id": 11104183,
  "title": "US Defense Secretary Hegseth touts 20% cut in high-ranking military officers as he reshapes armed forces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/us-defense-secretary-hegseth-touts-20-cut-in-high-ranking-military",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T03:34:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/01/us-defense-secretary-hegseth-touts-20-cut-in-top-military-brass-as-he-presses-ahead-with-reshaping-of-armed-forces_6758131_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a testosterone-charged speech on the 'State of the Force' on Wednesday, Pete Hegseth confirmed the terms of the cultural revolution under way in the military and announced a series of measures aimed at preparing the country for future wars.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/hegseth-confirms-plan-to-cut-20-of-us-top-military-brass-and-rails-at",
        "published": "2026-09-30T21:20:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pete Hegseth boasts about reshaping military while U.S. is at war with Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/pete-hegseth-boasts-about-reshaping-military-while-u-s-is-at-war-with",
        "published": "2026-09-30T23:52:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}