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US Congress considers 'must-pass' defense policy bill that would top Trump’s spending request

U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy bill authorizing a record $901 billion in national security spending next year, billions more than President Donald Trump's request, and ... Read More

Congress unveils $900B defense bill targeting China with tech bans, investment crackdown, US troop pay raise

Congress passes $900B defense bill targeting China with new investment restrictions, military technology bans, and 4% pay raise for troops nationwide. Read More

Hegseth highlights US.-first national defense strategy

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday took the podium at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum to attack post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy, declaring a new military focus on the Western ... Read More

Congress Gears Up to Pass $900 Billion Defense Policy Bill

Lawmakers aim to send the bill, which authorizes $8 billion more than the White House requested, to the president’s desk by the end of the year. Read More

Defense Department is reviewing boat strike video for possible release, Hegseth says

In a speech on Saturday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the strikes, saying: "President Trump can and will take decisive military action as he sees fit to defend our nation's interests." ... Read More

Hegseth to highlight rebuilding the 'arsenal of freedom' in speech at Reagan National Defense Forum

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, in an upcoming keynote address at the Reagan National Defense Forum, will speak about rebuilding the "arsenal of freedom." ... Read More

Boat strike 'textbook example' of illegal order, experts say

Military law experts say the U.S. military's lethal strike on Venezuelans clinging to debris is a textbook example of carrying out an illegal order. Read More

US Steps up Defense Cooperation in Southeast Asia

Washington is making progress with a range of states: from staunch ally the Philippines to newer partner Vietnam and even Cambodia, where China’s influence dominates. Read More

Why Is the US Defense Department Funding China’s Military Research?

Hong Kong’s Grenfell Tower Moment: When Grief Became Sedition A recent report by the House Select Committee on the CCP issued a startling warning: U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) funding has ... Read More

Integrating Homeland Security and Homeland Defense Options for the Department of War

A soldier assigned to 977th Military Police Company monitors the southern border near Eagle Pass, Texas, March 8, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland ... Read More

US military conducts strike on another suspected drug boat as probe into the first strike begins

U.S. Southern Command says it has conducted another strike against a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, following a pause of almost three weeks. Read More

Pete Hegseth's title was misspelled as 'Ssecretary of War' on nameplate

According to images and screenshots shared of the meeting, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's title was misspelled on his placard, reading "Ssecretary of War." Snopes readers shared an image of ... Read More