Politics Apr 04 Congress demands answers after Trump abruptly fires head of National Security Agency President Donald Trump has abruptly fired the director of the National Security Agency, according to U.S. officials and members of Congress, but the White House and the Pentagon have provided no reasons for the move.
Nation Apr 01 Crews recover body of 4th U.S. soldier killed after training accident in Lithuania The final U.S. soldier who went missing in Lithuania has been found dead, ending a massive weeklong search for the four service members whose armored vehicle was pulled from a swampy training area.
Nation Mar 19 Pentagon reviews plans to reduce troops handling migrants at Guantanamo Bay Military officials are reviewing plans that would cut the number of U.S. troops deployed to the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba to handle detained migrants by as much as half, because there are no detainees there now and the program has stumbled…
Politics Mar 18 Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs, administration aims for at least 5 percent total reduction The official said Tuesday that to reach the goal of a 5 percent to 8 percent cut in a civilian workforce of more than 900,000, the department aims to cut another 6,000 positions a month by simply not replacing workers…
World Mar 15 Trump orders U.S. strikes in Yemen, promising ‘lethal force’ until Houthis stop sea attacks President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.
Politics Mar 07 War heroes, military firsts and the Enola Gay are among 26,000 Pentagon images flagged for removal in DEI purge References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as…
Nation Mar 03 Georgia Army base renamed Fort Benning, overturning 2023 renaming to Fort Moore The move reflects an effort by the Pentagon to overturn the Biden administration's 2023 decision to remove names that honored Confederate leaders, including for nine Army bases.
Politics Feb 21 Trump fires Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders who support…
Politics Feb 08 State Department announces plans for $7 billion-plus arms sale to Israel The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White…
Politics Feb 07 Pentagon sends more troops to U.S.-Mexico border, bringing total to 3,600 A U.S. official said Friday that the order has been approved to send a logistics brigade from the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty in North Carolina.