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

An iceberg floats in Greenland.

China angling for ‘increased engagement with Greenland,’ intel community says

By Mike Brest March 25, 2025 5:21 pm

From left, Gen. Timothy Haugh, director of the National Security Agency; FBI Director Kash Patel; Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard; CIA Director John Ratcliffe; and Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on "Worldwide Threats" on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 25, 2025.

Ratcliffe: Signal was approved for communication use by Biden administration

By Anna Giaritelli March 25, 2025 12:16 pm

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) speaks at a press conference following being elected the Republican Senate Conference Chair by the Senate Republican caucus in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024.

Tom Cotton recommends Intel Committee ‘focus’ away from group chat leak

By Jenny Goldsberry March 25, 2025 10:52 am

The flagrant flouting of operational security rules lands Waltz and Hegseth in the hot seat and raises many questions

By Jamie McIntyre March 25, 2025 7:37 am

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Gabbard and Ratcliffe to be grilled over Signal group chat that exposed Houthi plans to reporter

By Mike Brest and Rachel Schilke March 25, 2025 6:00 am

Michale Waltz, a former Army Green Beret and veteran of Afghanistan who serves as President Donald Trump's national security adviser, in a 2024 file image.

Panetta: Trump administration’s group chat debacle should lead to firings

By Mike Brest March 24, 2025 9:02 pm

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

Journalist was added to encrypted group chat made up of Trump national security team that discussed bombing Houthis

By Christian Datoc and Mike Brest March 24, 2025 2:14 pm

As US dispatches second aircraft carrier to the region, Waltz amps up pressure on Iran to denuclearize

By Jamie McIntyre March 24, 2025 7:22 am

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth deliver remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump announced the Next Generation of Air Dominance program, the F-47, the sixth-generation high-tech Air Force fighter to succeed the F-22 Raptor.

Pentagon DEI removal efforts marred by ‘incorrectly’ flagged content

By Mike Brest March 24, 2025 6:00 am

Waltz says US will answer China threat with economic and military ‘lethality’

By Jenny Goldsberry March 23, 2025 10:37 am

DOD sending another guided-missile destroyer to US-Mexico border

By Zach LaChance March 22, 2025 6:40 pm

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listen during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 21, 2025. Trump announced the award to Boeing of a major contract for the Air Force's high-tech next-generation F-47 fighter plane.

Trump announces Boeing wins sixth-generation aircraft contract for F-47

By Mike Brest March 21, 2025 12:43 pm