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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

Defense Department inspector general report on Signal group chat sent to Congress: report

The Defense Department inspector general's report on the use of a Signal group chat to discuss military operations has been sent to Congress and will be released Thursday, according to a report. Read More

Hegseth's Alleged Order To 'Kill Everybody' Complicates Trump's Defense of His Murderous Anti-Drug Campaign

Eight days after the September 2 operation that inaugurated President Donald Trump's lethal military campaign against suspected drug boats, The Intercept reported that people who survived the initial ... Read More

Did the US commit a war crime in the Caribbean? Here’s what we know

The US military has killed scores of people — 83 and counting — in unprecedented military strikes on alleged drug boats. 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

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

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

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

Senators ask Defense Department to give boost to lithium production in Arkansas, Texas

Three U.S. senators are asking the Department of Defense to invoke a measure to open up loans and purchase commitments from the federal government to the lithium industry in Arkansas and Texas. 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

UofL will run program to help create new US defense technology

UofL will operate only the sixth OnRamp Hub in America, joining others in Arizona, Hawaii, Kansas, Ohio and Washington as facilities that work with local companies to prototype and scale technology ... 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

What we know about Defense Department memo cutting ties with Scouts for promoting DEI

The supposed memo, authored by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, claimed Scouting had become "genderless" and promoted "gender confusion." ... Read More