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New York Times sues Defense Department over new Pentagon press access restrictions

The New York Times is suing the Department of Defense over the Pentagon’s new restrictions on press access. The lawsuit, set to be filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., names the Defense ... Read More

New York Times sues Hegseth, Defense Department over new press rules

The newspaper and one of its reporters accuse the administration of violating their First and Fifth Amendment rights. Read More

Breaking down claim renaming Defense Department would cost more than housing every homeless veteran

After U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War, Texas state House candidate Sara McGee, a Democrat, claim ... Read More

Congress to probe US strikes on boats in Caribbean

The U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees will open bipartisan inquiries amid conflicting Trump-administration statements. Read More

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denies giving 'kill everybody' order

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied ordering the U.S. military to "kill everybody" and said news reports claiming such are "fake news." ... Read More

Pentagon’s Signalgate Review Finds Hegseth Violated Defense Department Regulations

The Defense Department watchdog also stated that as Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth has the authority to declassify information. Read More

U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance

The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary. Read More

Rand Paul: Hegseth is either ‘lying to us’ about boat strike or ‘he’s incompetent’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) sharply criticized Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday for defending a second military strike on survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug boat in ... Read More

Spec ops chief ordered deadly Caribbean strike ‘in self-defense’ with Hegseth’s sign-off, White House says

White House confirms and defends second strike against alleged drug smugglers in Caribbean waters, amid Trump administration's anti-drug crusade. Read More

Bipartisan concern over legality of double US strikes on suspected drug boat

Bipartisan frustration is rising on Capitol Hill over a U.S. military operation that struck a suspected drug boat twice in September — an incident now facing possible congressional investigation. Read More

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

A recent report by the House Select Committee on the CCP issued a startling warning: U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) funding has routinely sponsored research conducted by institutions with deep links ... Read More

U.S. launches second bilateral air defense command post in Middle East

U.S. Central Command and Bahrain opened a bilateral Combined Command Post for air defense, one month after the U.S. first partnered with Qatar. Read More