Feb 11 Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say By Seung Min Kim, Ben Finley, Mary Clare Jalonick, Morgan Lee, Josh Boak, Associated Press The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday stemmed from the Pentagon's plans to test a laser to shoot down drones used by Mexican drug cartels, sources told the Associated Press. Continue reading
Jan 12 Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over Trump administration attempts to punish him By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Sen. Mark Kelly asked the federal court in Washington, D.C., to rule that the censure letter, the proceedings about his rank and any other punishments against him are “unlawful and unconstitutional."… Continue reading
Jan 07 Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5 trillion to build 'Dream Military' By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The 2026 military budget is set at $901 billion. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 7:34 What's in the massive defense bill giving the military more funding than requested By Nick Schifrin, Lisa Desjardins, Dan Sagalyn, Jonah Anderson Defense Secretary Hegseth rejected calls to release the full video of a boat strike the military carried out in September. That attack was the first of 25 acknowledged strikes that the administration says were operated by so-called "narcoterrorists." At the… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 3:35 Pentagon leaders brief lawmakers on U.S. boat strikes, fueling debate over legality By Nick Schifrin, Kayan Taraporevala A new bipartisan divide has broken open after senior U.S. military officers showed Congress video of multiple strikes on a boat in the Caribbean in early September. Republicans backed the decision by a Special Operations commander to target survivors of… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 6:43 Dem congressman 'deeply concerned' about legality of boat strikes after viewing video By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn A classified briefing on the Pentagon's strike of an alleged drug boat opened partisan divides over whether the act constituted war crimes. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee. Continue watching
Dec 04 Read the full report on Hegseth's use of Signal from the Pentagon inspector general By David Klepper, Konstantin Toropin, Ben Finley, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. troops at risk by sharing sensitive plans about an upcoming military strike in Yemen on his personal phone, according to a Pentagon inspector general's report made public Thursday that criticized the use of unapproved… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 3:10 Hegseth's Signal chat put U.S. personnel at risk, Pentagon watchdog finds By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn A Pentagon watchdog report has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. service members at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to discuss a military strike in Yemen earlier this year. His use of Signal came to… Continue watching
Dec 01 WATCH: 'I am not going to be silenced.' Sen. Kelly denounces 'bullying' by Trump, Hegseth By Ben Finley, Gary Fields, Associated Press President Donald Trump has accused Kelly and the five other Democratic lawmakers in the video of sedition "punishable by DEATH."… Continue reading
Nov 24 WATCH: White House supports Pentagon probe of Sen. Kelly after video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders' By Associated Press “I think what Sen. Mark Kelly was actually trying to do is intimidate the 1.3 million active duty members serving in our United States armed forces with that video that he and his Democrat colleagues put out,” White House press… Continue reading