Pentagon Will Build a Training Facility for Qatari Pilots in Idaho Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to...
Trump Directs the Pentagon to Use 'All Available Funds' to Ensure Troops Are Paid Despite Shutdown Trump said in a social media post that he was acting because “our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully...
Pentagon, Journalists on Collision Course as Restrictions on Reporting Loom Journalists who cover the U.S. military appear headed toward a showdown with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth Announces Latest Strike on Boat Near Venezuela He Says Was Trafficking Drugs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the...
As Hegseth Orders Changes to the Pentagon Watchdog, Advocates Say It Will Silence Complaints Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused the independent watchdog for the Pentagon of being “weaponized” and says he’s...
'There's an Arms Race': Sikorsky Nears Key 4-Year Deal for Black Hawks as Army Plans More Buys The talks come as the U.S. Army looks ahead to getting its hands on Bell Textron's MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft called...
The US Military Has Long Been an Engine of Social Change. Hegseth's Approach Runs Counter to That In comments Tuesday to hundreds of military leaders and their chief enlisted advisers, Hegseth made clear he was not...
Marines Say They Hit Recruiting Goals and Point to 'Unapologetic' Standards Data provided by the Corps shows that it has recruited 30,536 active-duty and reserve enlisted Marines — just one person over...
A New Policy on Access at the Pentagon Has Journalists and the Trump Administration at Odds New rules that limit the access of journalists in the Pentagon and appear to condition entry into the building on agreement...
Hegseth Abruptly Summons Top Military Commanders to a Meeting in Virginia Next Week The directive did not offer a reason for the gathering Tuesday of senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
