Defense

Israel and Hamas pressed by all comers to come to agreement

By Mike Brest July 30, 2025 5:30 pm

Army secretary orders West Point to terminate job offer for former Biden official

Mike Brest Jul 30, 2025

Pentagon spokesman labels IG’s SignalGate evaluation ‘political witch hunt’

Mike Brest Jul 30, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.

Trump bolsters military’s nuclear readiness to deter Russia

Tom Rogan Jul 30, 2025

Trump downplays effectiveness of sanctions as he announces Aug. 8 deadline for Russia: ‘It may or may not affect them’

Jamie McIntyre Jul 30, 2025

Israeli nationalists chant ‘death to Arabs’ during annual Jerusalem march

By Mike Brest May 26, 2025 1:29 pm

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins arrives for a Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing to examine veterans at the forefront, focusing on the future at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.

Veterans group rises to Collins’s defense over VA cuts: ‘Gotta think differently’

By Emily Hallas May 26, 2025 6:00 am

Hegseth and family clean Korean War Memorial in honor of Memorial Day: ‘Never forget’

By Asher Notheis May 25, 2025 12:31 pm

President Donald Trump arrives to deliver the commencement speech for the United States Military Academy graduating cadets in West Point, N.Y., Saturday, May 24, 2025.

US spent over $6 billion on military recruitment in past three years

By Emily Hallas May 25, 2025 10:39 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Hegseth recipe for peace includes ‘strategic’ foreign projection of strength

By Jenny Goldsberry May 25, 2025 8:54 am

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, reads a paper in a meeting with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi at the Omani Embassy in Rome during the fifth round of Iran-U.S. negotiations, Friday, May 23, 2025.

Where things stand on US-Iran nuclear negotiations

By Mike Brest May 25, 2025 5:00 am

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, from second left, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, and former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum,secretary of the interior nominee, arrive before the 60th presidential inauguration in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Pete Hegseth’s monthly prayer service raises religious freedom questions

By Mike Brest May 25, 2025 5:00 am

Wall of Remembrance displayed as Illinois lawmakers commemorate Memorial Day

By Center Square May 24, 2025 2:18 pm

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, with Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, responds to reporters' questions before the start of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.

Pentagon clamps down on having reporters in certain areas of building

By Ross O'Keefe May 23, 2025 11:10 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares at the State Department, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington.

Trump administration places dozens of National Security Council officials on leave

By Naomi Lim and Ross O'Keefe May 23, 2025 9:12 pm

Vice President JD Vance gave an address at the U.S. Naval Academy on May 23, 2025. (Graeme Jennings)

Vance emphasizes ‘generational shift’ in US foreign policy at Naval Academy graduation

By Mike Brest May 23, 2025 2:19 pm

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira hopes for a Trump pardon

By Mike Brest May 22, 2025 3:21 pm