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Trump says Hegseth doing 'a very good job' as questions swirl about defence secretary's future
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Deutsche Welle World, Deutsche Welle All News, Dawn, ABC Australia, South China Morning Post Asia, Ars Technica, WalesOnline, Cointelegraph, Times of India World, Phys.org Breaking News, Seeking Alpha, ScienceDaily Top News, ScienceDaily Technology, Axios, The Straits Times World, Channel NewsAsia Latest, The Hill, The Verge, and The Guardian UK are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 08:27 UTC. 25 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Trump says Hegseth doing 'a very good job' as questions swirl about defence secretary's future”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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US President Donald Trump backed Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth a day after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in midterm elections that reflected voter anger over the war on Iran. Asked whether he was considering replacing Hegseth, whom he has described as a champion of the war, Trump…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
- New development reported by Dawn
Power bills and data centres cast rare spotlight on utilities in US midterms
- New development reported by The Verge
- New development reported by Dawn
Donald the Lame Duck? Trump will have other ideas if Republicans lose midterms
- New development reported by The Hill
Young voters could help shape the midterms. But will they turn out?
- New development reported by Channel NewsAsia Latest
AMD forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates as data-center growth accelerates
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
California developers eye golf courses for data centre projects
- New development reported by Axios
"What we just witnessed was an AI earthquake": Voters revolt against tech at polls
- New development reported by Dawn
US midterms: Democrats win US Congress in midterm rout of Trump
- New development reported by ScienceDaily Top News
SLAC scientists find conclusive proof of a mysterious third type of magnetism
- Picked up by ScienceDaily Technology
SLAC scientists find conclusive proof of a mysterious third type of magnetism
- New development reported by Seeking Alpha
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
What the Democrats' midterms win means for the US economy and Trump
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle World
What the Democrats' midterms win means for the US economy and Trump
- Picked up by Dawn
- New development reported by Phys.org Breaking News
Satellite analysis finds little evidence that data centers cause widespread ground warming
- New development reported by Times of India World
Pennsylvania approves zoning for a $1.4B data center project involving 194 families and 4,466 acres
- New development reported by Cointelegraph
Riot shares surge on $28B AI lease as Hut 8 sinks on revenue miss
- New development reported by WalesOnline
Rail facility which has had £70m of taxpayer money asks for more public help with funding
- New development reported by Ars Technica
AMD's record quarter: Data center business doubles, while gaming craters
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
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- New development reported by ABC Australia
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- New development reported by ABC Australia
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- New development reported by Dawn
Trump says Hegseth doing 'a very good job' as questions swirl about defence secretary's future
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- Deutsche WelleWhat the Democrats' midterms win means for the US economy and Trump
- Deutsche Welle All NewsWhat the Democrats' midterms win means for the US economy and Trump
- DawnTrump says Hegseth doing 'a very good job' as questions swirl about defence secretary's future
- ABCThe data centre industry is one of the biggest losers of the US midterms
- South China Morning PostData centre dissent: why American voters aren’t buying Trump’s China AI pitch
- Ars TechnicaAMD's record quarter: Data center business doubles, while gaming craters
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- WalesOnlineRail facility which has had £70m of taxpayer money asks for more public help with funding
- CointelegraphRiot shares surge on $28B AI lease as Hut 8 sinks on revenue miss
- Times of IndiaPennsylvania approves zoning for a $1.4B data center project involving 194 families and 4,466 acres
- Phys.org Breaking NewsSatellite analysis finds little evidence that data centers cause widespread ground warming
- Seeking AlphaAMD Q3: Fueled By Data Center Growth, Shares Fairly Valued
- ScienceDaily TechnologySLAC scientists find conclusive proof of a mysterious third type of magnetism
- ScienceDaily Top NewsSLAC scientists find conclusive proof of a mysterious third type of magnetism
- Axios"What we just witnessed was an AI earthquake": Voters revolt against tech at polls
- The Straits TimesCalifornia developers eye golf courses for data centre projects
- Channel NewsAsia LatestAMD forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates as data-center growth accelerates
- The HillYoung voters could help shape the midterms. But will they turn out?
- The VergeCould data center backlash flip Florida?
- The GuardianUS midterms: Trump, war and America’s future