POLITICO Defense


Senate threatens to freeze Hegseth’s travel in bid for boat strike videos, Iran school strike probe
Wed Jun 17 10:29 am
Major defense legislation approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee freezes three quarters of the Defense Secretary’s travel budget until Congress gets what it wants.
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Hegseth's timeline for Strait of Hormuz is a bit murky
Sun Jun 14 12:44 pm
The Secretary of Defense initially stated that the waterway would reopen "immediately" after a deal was signed, only to clarify his comment moments later.
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Ukraine is winning the drone war. Now it needs to win over Trump.
Sun Jun 14 7:00 am
Battlefield gains and drone deals with Europe have given Kyiv rare leverage heading into the G7 world leaders’ summit, even as Washington's attention is elsewhere.
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Trump’s missile diplomacy strategy backfires
Thu Jun 11 5:10 pm
“You’re bombing what to get what at this point?” said a former Trump administration official.
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Pentagon resumes normal operations after lockdown
Thu Jun 11 1:56 pm
The Hazardous Materials Team from the Arlington, Virginia, Fire Department was on the scene to assist Pentagon officials, the department wrote on X.
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Pentagon locks down over ‘air quality issue’
Thu Jun 11 12:01 pm
The Hazardous Materials Team from the Arlington, Virginia, Fire Department was on the scene to assist Pentagon officials, the department wrote on X.
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Trump says US will resume 'attacking' Iran as negotiations stall
Wed Jun 10 10:27 am
“They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!” Trump posted to social media Wednesday.
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After Trump's Director of National Intelligence pick, knives are out for the whole office
Tue Jun 09 4:59 pm
The nomination of housing official Bill Pulte has stirred wider discussions about trimming the office back — or getting rid of it.
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More women, Democratic veterans running for Congress this year
Tue Jun 09 7:00 am
The number of veterans running for federal office this cycle is up 47 percent from 2024.
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NASA quietly talking to Congress about more moon money
Mon Jun 08 4:58 pm
The agency has begun reaching out to lawmakers as it pushes to meet President Trump’s moon landing timeline.
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Pentagon walks back Latter-day Saints Church classification after pushback from Utah lawmakers
Mon Jun 08 3:32 pm
In an update to faith codes, the Pentagon had classified the religion as separate from Christianity.
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House GOP endorses Trump's Department of War renaming
Fri Jun 05 8:52 am
The move by the House Armed Services Committee injects another partisan wedge issue into an already fraught defense bill.
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