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

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance tour the U.S. military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, Friday, March 28, 2025.

Pentagon removes Greenland base commander Susannah Meyers after Vance visit

By Emily Hallas April 11, 2025 9:41 am

Top US commanders warn of fast-growing threat from China and North Korea

By Jamie McIntyre April 11, 2025 7:37 am

After nearly a month of ‘relentless’ bombing, Yemen’s Houthis are degraded, but undeterred

By Jamie McIntyre April 11, 2025 5:45 am

US military leaders lay out what Russia is offering North Korea and China in return for Ukraine war aid

By Mike Brest April 10, 2025 4:24 pm

US Pacific commander details stark consequences of war with China over Taiwan

By Mike Brest April 10, 2025 1:12 pm

Beijing bristles at Hegseth’s call to deter or defeat Chinese threat in Western Hemisphere

By Jamie McIntyre April 10, 2025 10:26 am

Laura Loomer walks as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump visits the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Company in Shanksville, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.

Laura Loomer targets Trump’s pick for top Department of Defense lawyer

By Elaine Mallon April 9, 2025 7:53 pm

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino shakes hands with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during the signing of a bilateral agreement, in Panama City on April 9, 2025. Hegseth arrived in Panama for the regional security summit and to reinforce the Trump administration's continued interest over the canal.

US and Panama come to agreement giving fast pass through canal

By Mike Brest April 9, 2025 3:40 pm

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters at the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington.

DOJ deals ‘major blow’ to Mexican cartels with $509 million drug bust by Coast Guard: Bondi

By Anna Giaritelli April 9, 2025 12:53 pm

Houthi supporters attend a rally against the U.S. airstrikes on Yemen and the Israeli offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza SAtrip, in Sanaa, Yemen

Navy Chief James Kilby ‘regrets’ relying on expensive equipment to fight Houthis

By Brady Knox April 8, 2025 5:12 pm

With Panama ‘in the lead,’ Hegseth vows US will stop China from ‘weaponizing’ canal

By Mike Brest April 8, 2025 3:19 pm

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, supreme allied commander in Europe, addresses a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Ukraine is locked in an existential battle for its survival almost two years into its war with Russia and Western armies and political leaders must drastically change the way they help it fend off invading forces, a top NATO military officer warned Wednesday.

Commander of US troops in Europe says presence should remain the same

By Mike Brest April 8, 2025 2:32 pm