Pentagon

Top commander warns US troops should stay in Europe
His comments follow reports that the Pentagon is considering removing thousands of servicemembers from the continent.

Trump, Hegseth promise record $1 trillion Pentagon budget

Trump fires a top US military official to NATO

Trump’s firing of NSA chief is ‘rolling out the red carpet” for cyber attacks

Trump’s tariffs threaten US weapons production

‘I hope he’s right’: Markets tumble on tariffs — but Trump isn’t flinching

Trump allies are starting to notice Hegseth’s growing pile of mistakes
Vance broke with Trump over Houthi airstrikes, group chat report says
A behind-the-scenes foreign policy disagreement between President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance spilled into public Monday, an extraordinary example of Vance breaking with Trump and …
America’s global AIDS relief program is on the brink
President Trump is taking apart one of George W. Bush’s proudest achievements.
Leakers to Musk: We’re ‘not Elon’s servants’
Even before Musk’s comments, federal workers felt vulnerable and increasingly incensed.
Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East in escalation against Houthis
The move signals the likelihood of an increased bombing campaign against the Iran-backed group.
Elon Musk threatens Pentagon leakers after NYT report on secret China war briefing
“They will be found,” warns U.S. President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser as White House lashes out at the media.
After the North Sea tanker crash, a multi-million dollar battle over who’s to blame
A week after the tanker crash off the English coast, officials are trying to work out the damage done — and who is going to pick up the bill.
Europe’s military heavyweights call for defense industry deregulation
15 countries are ready to move forward on security guarantees for Ukraine, France’s Lecornu said, without naming them.
Europe is doing what you wanted, UK tells US defense boss
John Healey tells Pete Hegseth that Europe is meeting Washington’s challenge to “step up” on security and Ukraine.
Trump, Vance attack on Zelenskyy angers many. But Russians and (some) Republicans love it.
Ukraine’s supporters defend Kyiv against the U.S. president’s in-person attack, while detractors say he got what he deserved.
Trump’s defense deputy secretary pick avoids saying Russia invaded Ukraine
Stephen Feinberg, at his confirmation hearing, signaled he’s unlikely to challenge the Pentagon’s striking shift.
Macron meets Trump, Europeans head to Kyiv in two-pronged effort to save Ukraine
European leaders hope to reverse Trump’s retreat from Europe and Ukraine’s dire prospects.
Musk says all federal employees need to explain their work immediately — or be let go
Federal employees received an email Saturday afternoon, and gave them a deadline of Monday night.
Trump fires top military leaders in unprecedented shakeup
The Friday night terminations include Chair of the Joint Chiefs Gen. C.Q. Brown.
US reins in demands on Ukraine amid allies’ outcries
“Everything is on the table,” the Defense secretary said with no mention of concessions he demanded the day before.
Europe braces for a future without the US as a reliable ally
European defense leaders are preparing for a tense gathering with the Trump team.
Pentagon plans to start migrant flights to Guantanamo this weekend
This would make good on the president’s promise to use the base as a detainment facility.
‘It will kill people’: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid
The new directive puts some aid organizations at risk of bankruptcy.
A reality check for Trump, would-be-ruler of Greenland
Here is what the president-elect can do with the autonomous territory.
The method in Trump’s Greenland madness
The climate skeptic is responding to the reality of the Arctic’s melting ice: more resource extraction, faster trade routes, new military bases.
Biden: Investigators checking for links between New Orleans attack, Las Vegas Tesla explosion
No such connection has yet been uncovered, the president said.
Tech billionaires prepare to invade the Pentagon
A handful of Silicon Valley executives could help transform the country’s largest bureaucracy — and benefit themselves while trying.
McConnell takes indirect swipe at Trump on America’s role in the world
“America will not be made great again by those who are content to manage our decline,” he said.
No new Ukraine funding until Trump assumes power, US House speaker says
The Biden administration pitched Congress on another tranche of funding late last month.
Trump considers DeSantis for Defense secretary as Hegseth appears to falter
Hegseth has faced allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual assault.