Defense

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks outside the West Wing of the White House.

Democrats ask Musk for clarification on Starlink shutdown in Ukraine

Rena Rowe · October 26, 2026 12:10 pm

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, center, poses with members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in College Station, Texas.

Hegseth’s ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ and ‘Send me’ tours resemble a campaign trail

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Starshield systems unlocked in Ukraine after uproar about military restrictions

Pete Hegseth

Hegseth announces dismantling of Chinese ‘sleeper organizations’ at universities

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions before his meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday Oct. 22, 2026.

Zelensky: US, Ukraine, and Russia will hold trilateral talks in early November but it ‘all depends on the Russians’

Iran attack on Qatar air base was designed as an ‘off-ramp’ to conflict with US

Mike Brest June 23, 2025 5:18 pm

A B-2 bomber arrives at Whiteman Air Force Base Mo., Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/David Smith)

What war powers does Trump have and when can he use them?

Morgan Kromer June 23, 2025 4:43 pm

What to know about B-2 bombers used in US strike on Iran

Annabella Rosciglione June 23, 2025 4:33 pm

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech at a program held at the Imam Khomeini Khosseini Hosseini in Tehran, Iran on April 03, 2022.

Iran launches response to US strikes. Will it stop there or escalate?

Mike Brest June 23, 2025 1:20 pm

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.

US military base in Qatar comes under Iranian attack

Mike Brest June 23, 2025 1:12 pm

Trump brings the ‘Hammer’ down on Iran: 7 B2s, 36 hours, 14 penetrating bombs, 75 smart bombs and cruise missiles

Jamie McIntyre June 23, 2025 7:59 am

Photo confirms Gabbard was in Situation Room during Iran strikes

Zach LaChance June 22, 2025 8:48 pm

Trump welcomes home B-2 pilots following ‘job well done’ in Iran

Asher Notheis June 22, 2025 6:48 pm

Trump and Jefferson: Reluctant world makers

Peter Laffin June 22, 2025 2:00 pm

Vance says US at war with Iranian nuclear program after strikes but ‘not at war with Iran’

Annabella Rosciglione June 22, 2025 9:52 am

Hegseth says congressional leaders told of US attack on Iran after planes ‘were safely out’

Annabella Rosciglione June 22, 2025 9:19 am

Pentagon details B-2 mission ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’ targeting Iranian nuclear sites

Mike Brest June 22, 2025 9:05 am