Defense

U.S. Airmen conduct preflight operations prior to a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber departing base in the U.S. Strategic Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 29, 2026.

Air Force adds two ‘nonhostile’ fatalities to Middle East tally since start of Iran war

Mike Brest · October 29, 2026 5:08 pm

President Donald Trump walks by to answer reporters' questions before he boards Air Force One.

Trump mistakenly refers to ousted Lt. Gen. Sylvia as a woman when questioned by press: ‘She’s got problems’

War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Leak investigation led to firing of Joint Staff member and DOJ referral: Pentagon

Donald Trump; Volodymyr Zelensky

Pentagon inspector general declines to open Starlink investigation

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, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Hegseth dismisses top military strategist from Joint Chiefs as Trump contemplates further Iran strikes

Pentagon building aerial view at sunset.

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

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

Mike Brest February 23, 2025 1:20 pm

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

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

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

Mike Brest February 21, 2025 8:08 pm

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

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

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

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

David Sivak February 21, 2025 5:39 am

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

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

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

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington.

‘Frustrated’ White House urges Ukraine to ‘tone it down’ on criticism of Trump

Mike Brest February 20, 2025 12:25 pm