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President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

US greenlights sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine after alleged delivery delays

Emily Hallas · October 31, 2026 9:33 am

In this screenshot from a video provided by the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, left, speaks with residents of Oleshky during their evacuation to a safe area amid a local ceasefire connected to a humanitarian aid mission in Oleshky, Kherson region, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.

Hundreds evacuate Ukrainian city of Oleshky as part of Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire

n this Jan. 13, 2020, photo, U.S. Soldiers stand while bulldozers clear rubble and debris at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq.

US Army conducted rare test of mass burial capabilities, not used since Korean War, at Fort Bragg

A woman walks past empty fresh-food refrigerators

Military investigating refrigerator and freezer outages affecting commissaries as possible cyber attack

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

Israel admits responsibility for Haniyeh assassination in Tehran for first time

Mike Brest December 23, 2024 5:14 pm

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) steams in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 15, 2024.

Investigation underway after US accidentally shoots down US fighter jet

Mike Brest December 23, 2024 2:14 pm

Assad collapse and Turkish aggression raise possibility of ISIS prisons emptying

Mike Brest December 23, 2024 3:00 am

Trump to push NATO allies to increase defense spending

Mike Brest December 20, 2024 3:46 pm

Pentagon quietly doubled troop presence in Syria prior to Assad’s fall

Mike Brest December 19, 2024 7:04 pm

FAA bans drones in parts of New Jersey, threatens ‘deadly force’

Peter Cordi December 19, 2024 9:41 am

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Pentagon report details Chinese nuclear buildup designed to go toe-to-toe with the US

Jamie McIntyre December 19, 2024 7:13 am

US transfers three Guantanamo detainees as 9/11 plea deals set to play out

Mike Brest December 18, 2024 1:00 pm

Wake up with the Washington Examiner: What the next fight with China looks like and Trump has a new media strategy

Max Thornberry December 18, 2024 8:43 am

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With US aid uncertain under Trump, Zelensky turns to Europe to continue fight for ‘a real, lasting peace’

Jamie McIntyre December 18, 2024 7:23 am

Mayorkas asks for more resources to monitor drones

Brady Knox December 17, 2024 11:30 am

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White House: Proliferation of ‘legal and lawful drones’ just the new normal in age of unmanned aircraft

Jamie McIntyre December 17, 2024 7:34 am