Politics Sep 18 Bipartisan criticism from senators about Pentagon briefing on U.S. defense strategy By Lisa Mascaro, Ben Finley, Associated Press
World Sep 16 Iran war has cost the U.S. more than $38 billion so far, budget office says The estimates come largely from replacing munitions and equipment lost in battle, the CBO said, and do not include costs related to U.S. military personnel killed or injured in the conflict or longer term effects. By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Politics Aug 10 Congressional Democrats to investigate efforts to deport U.S. military members and their families The Pentagon declined to comment, stating it would "reply directly to the authors of the letter."… By Jack Brook, Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press
Politics Jul 22 House votes to adopt Department of War renaming as part of annual defense bill The House on Wednesday passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump's request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for national security and that would designate the Department of Defense as the Department of War. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
World Jul 03 NATO commander says Europe has backfilled most gaps from U.S. cutbacks on military equipment European allies and Canada scoured their inventories to see what could be offered should one of them come under attack. By Lorne Cook, Associated Press
May 08 Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says people can 'make up their own minds' By Collin Binkley, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press A 2024 congressional report revealed hundreds of new UAP incidents but found no evidence that the U.S. government had ever confirmed a sighting of alien technology. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 5:40 Hegseth's contentious hearing in Congress reveals partisan divide over Iran war By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart For the first time since the U.S. went to war with Iran, Defense Secretary Hegseth faced sharp questions on Wednesday from Congress. During the hearing, the Pentagon revealed that the war so far has cost $25 billion. The fighting is… Continue watching
Mar 09 Anthropic sues in federal court to reverse Trump administration's 'supply chain risk' designation By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The Pentagon last week formally designated San Francisco tech company a supply chain risk after an unusually public dispute over how its AI chatbot Claude could be used in warfare. Continue reading
Jan 16 Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate 'woke distractions' By David Bauder, Associated Press Stars and Stripes traces its lineage to the Civil War and has reported news about the military either in its newspaper or online steadily since World War II, largely to an audience of service members stationed overseas. Roughly half of… Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast, citing security concerns By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The action comes two weeks after a federal judge struck down Trump's executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was "arbitrary and capricious."… Continue reading