Defense

Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump

Hegseth says ‘I fully support’ Trump decision to cancel livestreamed execution

Claire Carter · October 20, 2026 4:58 pm

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) speaks during an interview.

Rick Scott supports renewed bombing in Iran to accelerate regime change

U.S. soldiers with 2d Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, build a ground control station for electronic warfare at Vilseck, Germany, April 15, 2026. Soldiers worked alongside vendors to test new counter-unmanned aerial system technology for an upcoming exercise in Lithuania, Project Flytrap 5.0. Drones such as the Bumblebee and Purpose-Built Attritable Systems were used to test the new technology.

‘My real nightmares’: Evolving technology and weapons are changing military bases and future plans

Italy Milan Riots

Italy sending hundreds of soldiers into Milan to quell days of violent riots

Rescue workers walk in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

‘Changes the balance of leverage’: Zelensky tries to hold on as Trump pressures him to concede

President Donald Trump has flooded the zone on Iran this week, deploying top administration officials to win over the public regarding the ongoing military operation. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

‘Too many cooks’: Is flooding the zone hurting Trump’s Iran message?

Christian Datoc March 4, 2026 1:52 pm

Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin.

Mark Kelly says Trump is ‘flailing’ as he ignores affordability for Iran conflict

Asher Notheis March 4, 2026 12:22 pm

An Israeli air force F-35 war plane flies over during a graduation ceremony for new pilots in Hatzerim air force base near the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, June 29, 2023.

Israeli F-35 scores fighter’s first ever manned air-to-air kill over Tehran

Brady Knox March 4, 2026 12:00 pm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, speak during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Konstantin Toropin)

‘Complete control of Iranian skies’ and other top takeaways from Hegseth-Caine briefing

Mike Brest March 4, 2026 11:36 am

War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth confirms US submarine sunk Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast

David Zimmermann March 4, 2026 8:43 am

Pete Hegseth listens to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, during a press briefing

WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Dan Caine give update on Iran operation

David Zimmermann March 4, 2026 6:17 am

This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows Navy sailors looking over ordnance on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury on Monday, March 2, 2026.

The US conflict in Iran by the numbers

Mike Brest March 3, 2026 9:38 pm

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senate Democrat ‘more fearful than ever’ of US troop deployment to Iran after briefing

Molly Parks March 3, 2026 6:45 pm

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the press.

Israel First? MAGA divide erupts over allegations Netanyahu pushed US into Iran conflict

Naomi Lim March 3, 2026 6:38 pm

A plume of smoke rises following a U.S.-Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Pentagon identifies four US troops killed in Iran conflict

Molly Parks March 3, 2026 6:30 pm

Elbridge Colby, under secretary of defense for policy, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The Pentagon's top strategy official acknowledged that the US operations against Iran are outside the scope of the Trump administration's plans to have allies and partners pick up more of the burden for collective security.

Lawmakers grill top Pentagon policy official on how Iran war fits national security strategy

Mike Brest March 3, 2026 5:29 pm

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon.

Trump dismisses concerns of diminished US stockpiles in wake of Operation Epic Fury

Mike Brest March 3, 2026 1:59 pm