Defense

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, operates out of Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Sept. 10, 2026. The Arctic Region is an austere and demanding environment that tests the operational abilities of USNORTHCOM; iterations of Operation ARCTIC VANGUARD aid in developing resiliency and consistency in these environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mary Greenwood)

US military looking to expand Greenland base presence next year

Mike Brest · October 21, 2026 5:00 am

Side shot of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth points to Starshield ‘terms of service’ in Ukraine speed cap dispute

Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump

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

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

Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., from left, Vice Chairman Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, are seated during a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting

GOP faces test on Trump’s Venezuela military action after Maduro capture

Ramsey Touchberry January 8, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat.

Trump targets Raytheon as ‘least responsive’ contractor to Department of War

Claire Carter January 7, 2026 5:35 pm

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, right, receives Cuba's President Miguel Diaz Canel at the start of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) Summit, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas)

How Maduro’s fall will hit Cuba

Mike Brest January 7, 2026 6:00 am

French President Emmanuel Macron, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner attend a press conference.

US agrees to ‘security protocols’ for Ukraine, UK and France commit to deploy troops after peace deal

David Zimmermann January 6, 2026 5:14 pm

A DJI drone puts crop cover on a farm.

Senate Armed Services GOP backs Trump’s ban on foreign drones

Mike Brest January 6, 2026 3:27 pm

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Trump State Department lays claim to the entire Western Hemisphere

Jamie McIntyre January 6, 2026 7:21 am

An armored vehicle carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrives at Manhattan Federal Court, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Maduro pleads not guilty in New York on drug charges: ‘I am a decent man’

Mike Brest January 5, 2026 12:40 pm

Collage of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and War Secretary Pete Hegseth

Hegseth moves to demote Mark Kelly and issues censure over ‘seditious six’ video

Mike Brest January 5, 2026 11:18 am

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Trump exults in the success of his ‘Donroe Doctrine’: ‘We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us.’

Jamie McIntyre January 5, 2026 7:25 am

Trump and Hegseth at a press conference following U.S. strikes on Venezuela.

Hegseth says Trump ‘sets the terms’ for the future of Venezuela

Zach LaChance January 3, 2026 8:16 pm

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at his Mar-a-Lago club, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

What is the Delta Force? The US military unit behind the Venezuela raid toppling Maduro

Emily Hallas January 3, 2026 12:13 pm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks

Alleged drug traffickers jump overboard after strike on boat convoy, US says

Ross O'Keefe December 31, 2025 7:52 pm