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American troops around the world sing ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’
In a NewsHour holiday tradition, the Department of Defense records service personnel around the world singing a seasonal song. This year’s festive tune is “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.”…
‘Fix-it’ man Shanahan, Mattis’ successor, working to streamline defense spending
In the new year Trump wants to focus on streamlining purchases at the Pentagon, an issue on which Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has already been working, a White House official said.
Trump signs order to create U.S. Space Command
The Pentagon's new Space Command is an effort to advance the military's vast operations in space that could cost as much as $800 million over the next five years.
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Defense Department funds tech to test organ tissue in lieu of humans
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with funding from the Department of Defense, want to speed up the clinical trial process with a device that could enable researchers to test new drugs on organ tissue grown in a lab…
Will Senate Republicans support a short-term government funding solution if it passes the House? Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., says he and others would like to “keep the heat on” to get a longer-term omnibus bill. Rounds joins Judy Woodruff from…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a sweeping defense policy bill that authorizes a $700 billion budget for the military. But there's a catch.
The threat from North Korea has the U.S. reassessing its missile defense system and has prompted moves in Congress to boost missile defense funding. But does the current system really work? We got perspectives from two experts.
The Air Force and the military’s other armed services have known for years there were widespread problems with their reporting procedures.
President Donald Trump has approved a long-delayed Pentagon plan to create an independent and more aggressive cyber command.
