Politics Apr 09 Federal judge finds Pentagon in violation of court order to restore reporters' access By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Nation Mar 30 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 Watch 7:45 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 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 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 Watch 7:34 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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