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FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S.

Politics Apr 09

Federal judge finds Pentagon in violation of court order to restore reporters' access

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Nation Mar 30

FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of the United States military headquarters, the Pentagon
New York Times says Pentagon is ignoring court order on press access

A New York Times attorney claims the Pentagon has flouted a court order blocking it from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Defense Department’s headquarters.

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

World Mar 24

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine hold a briefing amid th...
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Pentagon faces another legal challenge over new media rules

The Pentagon issued a revised policy for credentialing media after a judge struck down the Defense Department’s previous rules that determined access to its headquarters. But a spokesperson for The New York Times, which sued the Defense Department, said the…

By Liz Landers, Dan Sagalyn

Politics Mar 24

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine hold a briefing amid th...
Pentagon will remove media offices after judge reinstates NYT's press credentials

The U.S. Defense Department will remove media offices from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters' access to the building, a department official announced Monday.

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

World Feb 24

U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth administers the oath during a U.S. Army National Guard re-enlistment ceremony at the Washin...
AP report: Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use company's AI tech as it sees fit

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a Friday deadline to open the company's artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, according to a person familiar with their meeting.

By David Klepper, Matt O'Brien, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

Feb 11

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What caused the sudden and confusing closure of El Paso's airspace

By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Genesis Magpayo

Airspace over El Paso was temporarily shut down on Wednesday. The Trump administration blamed the issue on drug cartels flying drones, but multiple reports say the closure was triggered by the Pentagon testing a new anti-drone defense system without giving…

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Jan 13

Pentagon embraces Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

By Konstantin Toropin, David Klepper, Associated Press

The announcement comes just days after Grok — which is embedded into X, the social media network owned by Musk — drew global outcry and scrutiny for generating highly sexualized deepfake images of people without their consent.

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Sep 16

WATCH: Patel declines to offer legal justification for Trump administration strikes on Venezuelan boats

By Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is a close ally of Trump, asked FBI Director Kash Patel Tuesday what legal justification the administration is using for military strikes on Venezuelan boats that the president has said are carrying…

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Sep 05

WATCH: Pentagon changes 'Secretary of Defense' signage to 'Secretary of War'

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War — a long-telegraphed move aimed at projecting American military toughness around the globe.

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Sep 04

White House says Trump will seek 'Department of War' rebrand for Pentagon

By Konstantin Toropin, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for America's military.

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