Trump's Defense Agencies Purge Comes at a Vulnerable Time for US National Security One defense official described the situation to CNN as "scary" and "very unsettling."
Trump Reportedly Asked for Options to Attack Iran But Was Talked Out of It Trump reportedly asked about launching strikes against Iran at a Nov. 12 meeting with his top advisors.
Trump Makes It Official with Troop Reductions in Iraq, Afghanistan The number of U.S. troops in both countries will be slashed by Jan. 15, 2021, according to the acting defense secretary.
As New Vaccines Near Delivery, General in Charge of Distribution Says He's 'Ready to Execute' President Donald Trump said the U.S. is on track for possible delivery of 20 million doses of vaccine next month.
Acting SecDef Chris Miller's First Message to the Military: It's Time to Leave Afghanistan "We met the challenge; we gave it our all. Now, it's time to come home."
Biden’s Military Brain Trust Includes Former Navy, Marine Corps Top Leaders A former sergeant major of the Marine Corps and the Navy's first-ever female four-star admiral are on the DoD transition team...
DoD to Civilian Staff: Wait a Few More Weeks to Break Out the MAGA Hats, Biden Pins The Electoral College casts its votes on the "Monday after the second Wednesday in December" to bring the process to a close.
Key Pentagon Leaders Replaced by Trump Allies After Esper's Firing Three Trump allies stepped into new roles at the Defense Department, officials announced.
'Not a Damn Thing Anyone Can Do About It': Trump Picking New Acting SecDef Raises Alarms Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling Esper's ouster with two months remaining in Trump's administration reckless.
Pentagon's Acting Policy Chief Resigns in Wake of Esper Firing Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy James H. Anderson has submitted his resignation.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
