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The White House has signalled a potential reversal of course after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to livestream the firing squad...
President Trump on Tuesday appeared to defend Russia’s continued strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure a day after he announced an “energy...
Iran has ramped up attempts to hit military installations in the United Kingdom, with the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run air base last month part...
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The Trump administration is threatening to cut off intelligence sharing and weapons sales to Europe for Ukraine should Kyiv not halt its deep strikes...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), this past week took his fight against the Iran war to the Middle East, seeking to expose damages caused by the conflict...
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) on Friday called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “a deeply unwell person” over his plan to livestream a firing squad execution...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan will be open to...
The U.S. military’s abrupt withdrawal of all of its bombers from a British air base in response to a possible terrorist attack has expanded fears...
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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), says the Pentagon blocked him from a key U.S. military base in Qatar while he traveling in the Middle East, accusing the...
Golden Dome, President Trump’s lofty plan for a national ballistic missile defense shield, is facing heavy headwinds with project funding still...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ouster of top generals and admirals from the U.S. military are “damaging our readiness,” according to Sen. Mark...
The FBI arrested a Department of Energy (DOE) employee Thursday at the Hanford, Wash., nuclear site under suspicion of trying to aid the...
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday his government believes that Iran “played a part” in the alleged thwarted attack on a U.S. air...
The five men arrested in connection with a possible terrorist attack at a British air base operated by the U.S. military have been released on bail...
Iran has vehemently denied its involvement in a thwarted terrorist attack after explosives were found near a U.S.-operated air base in England, its...
Iran has shared a seven-day plan with the U.S. to end fighting between the two countries, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart talks for a final...
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Friday demanded the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) keep Washington’s airspace safe by rejecting...
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky said Friday that President Trump will allow Ukraine to build Patriot missiles, with “concrete agreements” in...
Lawmakers and analysts alike are perplexed by President Trump’s surprise declaration that his proposed triumphal arch will house “a top grade...
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The Pentagon is altering the promotion process to get to the rank of general in an effort to “cut bureaucracy and demand true meritocracy” across...
President Trump’s official nomination of Hung Cao to be Navy secretary is already in jeopardy after Democratic senators indicated they won’t vote...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will now oversee a new Pentagon advisory committee focused on homeland security and defense — the first such...
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The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have reportedly reassured the Trump administration that they won’t attack U.S. ships in the Red Sea. Senior...
Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike emerged Thursday from a closed-door briefing frustrated by what they said was a lack of clear answers from...
U.S. troops must prepare for combat around the moon in addition to Earth’s orbit, according to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine. Speaking...
Iran on Thursday accused the U.S. of fabricating its account of how it rescued an Air Force colonel whose F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran in...
President Trump is taking a notably hands-off approach as Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen rapidly gain ground in their bid to secure a Red Sea...
The United States has launched a weapon into orbit that will be used to protect American troops, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed Monday....
No two days are the same for Wyndee Parker. As national security adviser to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), Parker is responsible for...
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The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group’s reported takeover of a Yemen port city is raising the stakes in Tehran’s war with the U.S. Saudi Arabia,...
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Former President George W. Bush on Thursday appeared to subtly critique President Trump’s handling of the Iran war by praising the Joint Chiefs of...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday upgraded the valor awards of three Marines who guarded the Abbey Gate at the Hamid Karzai International...
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The United States canceled a large joint amphibious landing exercise between the Marine Corps and South Korean forces set for September over resource...
How much oil is actually getting through the Strait of Hormuz? And is the reward for the Pentagon worth the resources it is expending? Those are some...
President Trump’s rising anger with Oman over a pending deal with Iran concerning the Strait of Hormuz is spilling over into the public spotlight....
Five journalists and the two military members escorting them to an event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., this week were briefly detained at...
Max Lederer, the publisher of Stars and Stripes for nearly 20 years, is retiring over issues related to how the Pentagon is directing coverage of the...