Trump’s defense dreams are on life support
Thu Oct 15 4:29 pm
Republican lawmakers are already struggling to pass the White House’s record budget — losing the majority could make it impossible.
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Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s execution
Thu Oct 15 10:24 am
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the scheduled Dec. 3 firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan had drawn widespread backlash.
Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad
Mon Oct 12 2:57 pm
The archbishop described the planned execution of a gunman who killed 13 people on a military base as contrary to the teachings of the church.
Hegseth faces bipartisan backlash over public execution for Fort Hood shooter
Fri Oct 09 10:44 am
Both Republican and Democratic critics said the plan was beneath the United States.
Pentagon says it will publicly execute Fort Hood shooter — and livestream it
Thu Oct 08 4:56 pm
A public execution is unprecedented in the modern era.
How Iran’s drones hit America’s Achilles heel
Thu Oct 08 5:00 am
Recent threats on U.S. bases show just how unprepared the military is for drone warfare.
HASC Dems weigh reviving Pentagon oversight subcommittee
Wed Oct 07 1:42 pm
Doing so would resurrect a subcommittee that Armed Services Democrats eliminated during President Donald Trump’s first term.
Musk-led war commission triggers alarms in Pentagon
Fri Oct 02 2:48 pm
Two of the Defense Department’s biggest contractors will help lead a project that could directly benefit them.
Hegseth vows to shrink the Pentagon — and then announces plans to grow it
Wed Sep 30 6:09 pm
The Defense secretary announced several major initiatives that appear to contradict his efforts to cut the department’s bloat.
Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting
Wed Sep 30 4:24 pm
Some of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance.
GOP holds the line on Iran despite growing midterm rift with Trump
Thu Sep 24 3:11 pm
Senate Republicans barely defeated an effort to halt the conflict even as GOP candidates in battleground states turn against the war.
US and Poland near deal for American base with 10,000 troops
Thu Sep 24 2:15 pm
The Polish foreign minister announced the effort Thursday, despite a previous Trump administration threat to pull troops from the country.