Politics Feb 25 WATCH: Senate confirms Iraq War vet Daniel Driscoll as Army secretary The Senate has confirmed Dan Driscoll to be the next Army secretary, voting 66-28 to put the former soldier and Iraq War veteran at the helm of the service.
Nation Jan 31 Police boats return to the Potomac River for D.C. plane crash recovery and investigation Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that more than 40 bodies have been pulled from the river as the massive recovery effort continues Friday.
Politics Jan 22 Pentagon to send 1,500 active duty troops to U.S.-Mexico border, officials say U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days.
Politics Jan 14 Takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing Hegseth said he will be a “change agent” and a “warrior” for the department as Republicans demand new and strong leadership in the Pentagon. Democrats said Hegseth’s lack of experience, his past comments about women and Black troops and allegations…
Politics Nov 27 Trump nominates Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for the incoming administration, will come into the role as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year…
World Aug 30 U.S. Army faced weather, security challenges during Gaza humanitarian aid pier The Army commander in charge of the U.S. military's Gaza pier project says the mission was the biggest "organizational leadership challenge" he has ever experienced.
World May 31 Joint U.S.-British airstrikes in Yemen kill at least 16 people and wound 42 others, Houthi rebels say Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 42 others.
World May 17 Trucks arrive at newly built U.S. pier in Gaza but challenges over enough aid persist Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food…
Politics Apr 23 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Senate considers military aid to Ukraine and Israel The Ukraine aid bill still needs to clear the Senate, then President Joe Biden has said he would sign it "immediately."…
Politics Apr 16 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Austin has first talk with Chinese counterpart since 2022 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with China's national defense minister Tuesday morning, in the latest in a series of U.S. steps to improve communications with the Chinese military and reduce unsafe and aggressive incidents in the Indo-Pacific.