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A baby is lifted over a wall at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan by U.S. soldiers as Afghans attempt to flee the Taliban takeover of the country, Aug. 19, 2021.

Courage, Strength & Optimism

Trump Defense Department callously endangers Afghan allies

Beth Bailey · August 1, 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.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill split along party lines over how much power to cede to the Pentagon

Jamie McIntyre · July 25, 2025 5:50 am

Elbridge Colby

Beltway Confidential

Allied attacks on Elbridge Colby miss the mark

Tom Rogan · July 23, 2025 2:00 pm

White House touts fewer leaks as civil groups warn tactics set ‘dangerous precedent’

Naomi Lim · July 21, 2025 7:00 am

Senior adviser to Hegseth out at DOD

Zach LaChance · July 19, 2025 8:22 pm

Australian ambassador ‘confident’ AUKUS review will work out

Mike Brest · July 19, 2025 6:00 am

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

Microsoft no longer using Chinese engineers to maintain Pentagon computer systems

Emily Hallas · July 18, 2025 10:49 pm

Chinese military companies have already spent over $1 million lobbying Congress this year

Robert Schmad · July 15, 2025 5:00 am

Pentagon announces it will begin using Grok, X’s AI

Brady Knox · July 14, 2025 5:30 pm

UFO reporting is caught between excess sensationalism and excess skepticism

Tom Rogan · July 9, 2025 2:00 pm

The ground-based THAAD [Terminal High Altitude Area Defense] system is 15 for 15 in tests against mock North Korean-style medium range missiles. (Photo Credit: Missile Defense Agency)

Beltway Confidential

America’s urgent air defense munitions crisis

Tom Rogan · July 1, 2025 3:56 pm

Pentagon to establish two military zones along southern border

Elaine Mallon · June 26, 2025 3:12 pm