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

Houthi ‘capitulation’ against US doesn’t end Israel conflict

By Mike Brest May 7, 2025 1:32 pm

This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025.

Second US fighter jet falls into ocean in the last month

By Jenny Goldsberry May 7, 2025 9:35 am

As guns fall silent in Yemen, so does the Pentagon

By Jamie McIntyre May 7, 2025 7:48 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, is welcomed to the Pentagon by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Washington

Concerns emerge four-star general reduction could be ‘loyalty test’

By Mike Brest May 7, 2025 6:00 am

US troops operating Gaza pier were ill-equipped for mission

By Mike Brest May 6, 2025 3:28 pm

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Nov. 2, 2024.

Supreme Court lets Trump’s transgender military ban take effect for now

By Kaelan Deese May 6, 2025 2:21 pm

President Donald Trump meets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.

Trump says Houthi ship attacks will stop: ‘They don’t want to fight anymore’

By Mike Brest May 6, 2025 12:56 pm

Anthony Tata, under secretary for personnel and readiness at the Department of Defense nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Tata, a retired Army brigadier general and a Trump loyalist, served as the Pentagon's policy chief, the No. 3 official in charge, in an acting position during the first Trump administration.

Anthony Tata pledges to be ‘apolitical’ and apologizes for past comments

By Mike Brest May 6, 2025 12:20 pm

Hegseth orders a 20% ‘general’ reduction of ‘bloat’ in the military’s senior ranks: ‘Less generals, more GIs’

By Jamie McIntyre May 6, 2025 7:26 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at the Pentagon, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Washington.

Tina Smith says Hegseth ‘should be fired’ over new allegations of Signal use

By Brady Knox May 5, 2025 11:09 pm

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

Hegseth orders reduction of senior commanders, cutting 20% of four-star generals and admirals

By Brady Knox May 5, 2025 6:31 pm

‘Maybe it’s not possible’: Trump vacillates between hope and pessimism over prospects for peace in Ukraine

By Jamie McIntyre May 5, 2025 7:27 am