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

On third anniversary of war, Zelensky struggles to resist Trump demands for capitulation to Russia and obeisance to US

By Jamie McIntyre February 24, 2025 8:22 am

Pentagon tells personnel not to respond to Musk-backed accomplishments email

By Mike Brest February 23, 2025 4:13 pm

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

Hegseth defends Trump’s firing of Joint Staff Chairman Gen. CQ Brown

By Mike Brest February 23, 2025 1:20 pm

VA layoffs spark concerns about veterans’ care: ‘This could be life or death’

By Samantha-Jo Roth February 23, 2025 7:00 am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

US-Ukraine relationship reaches inflection point on third anniversary of war

By Mike Brest February 22, 2025 6:00 am

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.

Trump fires chairman of Joint Chiefs, Gen. CQ Brown

By Mike Brest February 21, 2025 8:08 pm

Pentagon to lay off about 5,400 probationary employees, possibly more

By Mike Brest February 21, 2025 6:17 pm

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 admin expects Ukraine to agree to ‘security guarantee’ rare mineral deal

By Mike Brest February 21, 2025 12:45 pm

‘Dealmaker in chief’ ‘frustrated’ by Zelensky’s rejection of ‘historic opportunity’ to give up 50% of its mineral wealth to US

By Jamie McIntyre February 21, 2025 7:34 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walks to the chamber as the Republican-controlled Senate moves to confirm Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.

Senate approves Trump budget plan after hourslong voting marathon

By David Sivak February 21, 2025 5:39 am

In exchange for peace, Trump and Putin demand a piece of Ukraine

By Jamie McIntyre February 21, 2025 5:12 am

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

Hegseth denies Pentagon launching spending cuts in sharp rebuke of Biden DOD

By Ross O'Keefe February 20, 2025 10:42 pm