Naval Academy Removes Nearly 400 Books from Library in Purge Ordered by Hegseth U.S. officials say the U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary...
Pentagon Civilians Again Told They Can Resign Now, or Face Potential Firings in the Future Hegseth signed a memo Friday to restart a deferred resignation program that emerged out of billionaire Elon Musk's "Fork in...
How Is Classified Information Typically Shared and Can Officials Declassify Secrets Whenever They Want? A National Security Expert Explains Trump administration officials have shared contrasting accounts about whether they were discussing sensitive war information...
Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services. It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long...
Hegseth Calls Japan Indispensable in the Face of Chinese Aggression U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan an "indispensable partner" in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the...
Hegseth Vows to Strengthen Alliance with Japan as He Joins Iwo Jima Memorial Service U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service...
Hegseth’s Younger Brother Is Serving in a Key Role as Liaison and Senior Adviser Inside the Pentagon Phil Hegseth's official title is senior adviser to the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security and liaison officer...
Bondi Signals Criminal Probe into Signal Chat Is Unlikely Despite Long History of Similar Inquiries FBI Director Kash Patel was not part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials...
Judge Says He Will Order Government to Preserve Signal Messages About Houthi Military Strike U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said during a hearing that he’ll issue a temporary restraining order barring...
'Different Spanks for Different Ranks': Hegseth's Signal Scandal Would Put Regular Troops in the Brig Despite what amounts to among the most startling security snafus in recent memory -- one that would almost certainly trigger...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...