Politics Apr 01 WATCH: Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine testifies at Senate hearing for Joint Chiefs chair Caine is a decorated F-16 combat pilot who served in leadership positions in multiple special operations commands and in some of the Pentagon's most classified programs. He does not, however, meet the prerequisites for Joint Chiefs chairman, although they can…
Politics Mar 26 The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth’s detailed attack plans against Houthis The Atlantic has released the entire Signal chat among Trump senior national security officials. It shows that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the exact times of warplane launches and when bombs would drop…
Politics Mar 24 Trump officials texted war plans against Houthis to group chat that included a journalist The National Security Council said in a statement that it was looking into how a journalist's number was added to the chain in the Signal group chat.
World Mar 21 WATCH: Trump and Hegseth announce secretive future Air Force fighter jet by Boeing President Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing will build the Air Force’s future fighter jet, which the Pentagon says will have stealth and penetration capabilities that far exceed those of its current fleet and is essential in a potential conflict…
Politics Mar 18 Pentagon restores some webpages honoring minority service members but defends DEI purge The Pentagon says internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down. But it is defending its campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups.
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…
Politics Feb 22 Who is Dan ‘Razin’ Caine, Trump’s pick to be the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman? Trump said Friday night that Caine was his pick as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, making the announcement in the same social media post in which he fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., who had held that job for…
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 17 Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control employees weeks after fatal DC plane crash The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller told the Associated Press.
Politics Feb 12 WATCH: Ukraine returning to original borders before Russian invasion ‘unrealistic,’ Hegseth says In sweeping remarks Wednesday, Hegseth suggested that the way forward for Ukraine is for the country to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia — one that should be backed…