Nation Mar 04 U.S. soldiers killed in Iran war remembered for their service and devotion to their families A drone strike at a command center in Kuwait killed 20-year-old Sgt. Declan Coady of West Des Moines, Iowa, and five other members of the U.S. Army Reserve who worked in logistics and kept troops supplied with food and equipment.
World Mar 04 Hegseth says U.S. 'can't stop everything' that Iran fires even as he asserts air dominance Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets even as he asserted that U.S. military superiority is quickly giving it control of the Islamic Republic's airspace.
World Mar 02 WATCH: Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is 'not Iraq' and is 'not endless' "No stupid rules of engagement, no nation building quagmire, no democracy building exercise, no politically correct wars," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
World Feb 28 U.S. and Israel launch a major attack on Iran, Trump says Supreme Leader Khamenei killed A major attack launched by Israel and the United States killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Donald Trump announced Saturday, confirming an assassination.
Politics Feb 27 Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic tech over AI safety dispute Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he was designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a move that could prevent U.S. military vendors from working with the company.
Nation Feb 26 Anthropic 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands, CEO says The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually no progress on preventing Claude’s use for mass surveillance of…
World Feb 24 AP report: Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use company's AI tech as it sees fit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a Friday deadline to open the company's artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, according to a person familiar with their meeting.
World Feb 22 Greenland prime minister says 'no thank you' to Trump's hospital ship U.S. President Donald Trump said he would deploy a hospital ship to Greenland, alleging that many people there are sick and not receiving care. Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen responded, "It’s a no thank you from here."…
World Feb 20 Here's what we know about the buildup of U.S. military assets in the Middle East The Pentagon is sending the largest force of American warships and aircraft to the Middle East in decades, including two aircraft carrier strike groups, as President Donald Trump warns of possible military action against Iran if talks over its nuclear…
Politics Feb 13 Trump says change in power in Iran would be 'best' after sending 2nd aircraft carrier to region President Donald Trump said Friday that a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran.