Defense

War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth posts defiant video message as impeachment and speculation about his future loom

Mike Brest · November 5, 2026 4:39 pm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks before President Donald Trump at an event for Anduril Industries, Inc., at Sparrows Point Shipyard, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Sparrows Point, Maryland.

Hegseth’s $1.5 trillion budget on life support after ‘bluenami’ midterm results

The D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto speaks during the D.C. Council hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget at the Wilson Building, City Hall, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Brooke Pinto calls on five Democratic governors-elect to pull National Guard troops from DC

President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a tour of White House Ballroom construction at the White House.

‘Midterms were lost when Trump started the war and then refused to finish it’: Tiana Lowe Doescher

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to junior officers and enlisted leaders during a State of the Force address.

Democrats salivate over Pentagon oversight with new majorities

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Julian Assange, who leaked hundreds of thousands of stolen classified documents, to be freed in plea deal

Jamie McIntyre June 25, 2024 7:26 am

Gallant meets with US leaders as Netanyahu pushes aid holdup claim

Mike Brest June 24, 2024 2:48 pm

State Department adviser leaves to become Lloyd Austin’s chief of staff

Mike Brest June 24, 2024 11:37 am

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Rotation of US aircraft carriers underscores unending Red Sea war with Houthis

Jamie McIntyre June 24, 2024 7:09 am

Another ship attack in Red Sea prompts US Navy to return USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

Keely Bastow, Elaine Mallon June 22, 2024 3:37 pm

A Patriot missile mobile launcher.

US says air defense missiles rolling off production line will now be shipped directly to Ukraine

Jamie McIntyre June 21, 2024 7:07 am

The V-22 Osprey is trying to shed its reputation as a cursed deathtrap

Jamie McIntyre June 20, 2024 11:30 pm

Pentagon

WATCH LIVE: Pentagon press secretary gives news briefing

Elaine Mallon June 20, 2024 1:02 pm

People walk in the streets of Jerusalem holding signs protesting Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli military spokesman spars with Netanyahu over ability to defeat Hamas

Mike Brest June 20, 2024 11:44 am

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US calls new Russia-North Korea alliance a sign of Putin’s desperation

Jamie McIntyre June 20, 2024 7:06 am

Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘galvanizing force’ behind NATO spending ramp-up

Mike Brest June 19, 2024 12:13 pm

Vandenberg Space Force Base conducts test launch of new reentry vehicle

Mike Brest June 18, 2024 3:19 pm