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

Coast Guard at ‘lowest point of readiness’ since WWII, commandant says

By Mike Brest May 19, 2025 9:28 pm

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.

Hegseth acknowledges Houthis ‘not completely destroyed’ but too costly to continue

By Mike Brest May 19, 2025 7:40 pm

A U.S. Navy ship is docked.

Retired Navy four-star admiral convicted in bribery scheme

By Mike Brest May 19, 2025 4:43 pm

As low-level Ukraine-Russia talks begin in Istanbul, Trump says ‘nothing’s gonna happen’ until ‘gets together’ with Putin

By Jamie McIntyre May 16, 2025 7:22 am

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a visit to aircraft maintenance firm Aeroman in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

Rubio calls Iran a ‘threshold nuclear weapon state’

By Washington Examiner Staff May 16, 2025 6:23 am

Trump’s very possible mission: Get an Iran deal that’s better than Obama’s

By Jamie McIntyre May 16, 2025 12:10 am

Putin is a no-show in Turkey for peace talks, but Trump says he hopes Russia and Ukraine can ‘do something’

By Jamie McIntyre May 15, 2025 7:24 am

In this photo released on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a missile is launched in a drill in Iran. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces on Friday held a military exercise involving ballistic missiles and drones in the country's central desert, state TV reported, amid heightened tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a U.S. pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic.

DIA releases assessment warning of ‘advanced’ weaponry dangers from US foes

By Washington Examiner Staff May 15, 2025 5:09 am

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) speaks during an event on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate committee approves Trump DOD nominees at historic pace

By Mike Brest May 14, 2025 1:44 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Prime Minister Michel Barnier stand at attention during commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of the Nov. 11, 1918, Armistice, which ended World War I, at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Macron accuses Netanyahu of ‘unacceptable’ blockade of Gaza aid: ‘Shameful’

By Mike Brest May 14, 2025 11:22 am

In Saudi Arabia, Trump offers new vision of US Middle East policy: No ‘permanent enemies’

By Jamie McIntyre May 14, 2025 7:18 am

Why the US needs Trump’s Golden Dome: Intel agency illustrates the weapons that enemies are stockpiling

By Mike Brest May 13, 2025 5:19 pm