World Feb 24 AP report: Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use company's AI tech as it sees fit By David Klepper, Matt O'Brien, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Nation Feb 11 Watch 7:34 What caused the sudden and confusing closure of El Paso's airspace 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… By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Genesis Magpayo
World Jan 13 Pentagon embraces Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry 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. By Konstantin Toropin, David Klepper, Associated Press
Politics Sep 16 WATCH: Patel declines to offer legal justification for Trump administration strikes on Venezuelan boats 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… By Associated Press
Politics Sep 05 WATCH: Pentagon changes 'Secretary of Defense' signage to 'Secretary of War' 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. By Associated Press
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. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Trump signs proclamation honoring service members killed during withdrawal from Afghanistan By Associated Press Surrounded by family members of those killed in the attack, President Donald Trump called the attack “the worst day, and in many ways the most embarrassing day in the history of our country.”… Continue reading
Jul 31 Government will keep sharing key satellite data for hurricane forecasts despite planned cutoff By Alexa St. John, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and scientists had warned of risks to accurate and timely storm tracking without the information when officials made… Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: Hegseth testifies on Pentagon budget as Marines join National Guard in Los Angeles By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended his decision to order troops to provide security during federal immigration raids in Los Angeles, telling senators on Wednesday it's about “maintaining law and order.”… Continue reading
Apr 29 Hegseth boasted about ending a 'woke' program on women and security. Trump signed it into law in 2017 By Tara Copp, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a post on X called the “Women, Peace & Security” program at the Department of Defense "a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it.” It is… Continue reading