Mar 19 Watch 8:22 Sen. Scott says U.S. should balance budget but also 'demolish' Iran's nuclear ability By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson As the war with Iran nears the end of its third week, the Pentagon is considering asking Congress to approve $200 billion to fund the ongoing military operation. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who… Continue watching
Mar 10 Pentagon says about 140 U.S. troops have been injured in Iran war so far, 8 severely By Associated Press "The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in an emailed statement. Continue reading
Mar 03 Pentagon identifies 4 of 6 U.S. soldiers killed in Iran war by drone strike in Kuwait By Hannah Fingerhut, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Four of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the Iran war were identified Tuesday by the Pentagon as members of the Army Reserve from different states who worked in logistics and kept troops supplied with food and equipment. Continue reading
Feb 27 Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic tech over AI safety dispute By Matt O'Brien, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he was designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a move that could prevent U.S. military vendors from working with the company. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:22 Why the Trump administration is clashing with AI firm Anthropic By William Brangham, Veronica Vela, Dan Sagalyn The clash between Anthropic and the U.S. government escalated with President Trump ordering every federal agency to stop using any of the AI company's products. It came after Anthropic wanted to limit how the Pentagon used one of its AI… Continue watching
Feb 27 Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon By Ben Finely, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Hegseth has criticized Scouting America's historic rebrand in 2024 from the Boy Scouts and other changes he sees as part of "woke culture."… Continue reading
Feb 26 Anthropic 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands, CEO says By Konstantin Toropin, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually no progress on preventing Claude’s use for mass surveillance of… Continue reading
Feb 21 U.S. military airlifts small reactor for the first time as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Pentagon and the Energy Department for the first time airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is the U.S. potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use. Continue reading
Feb 15 U.S. forces board another sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean By Associated Press The Defense Department says U.S. forces boarded the Veronica III overnight. It is a Panamanian-flagged vessel under U.S. sanctions related to Iran, according to the website of the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Continue reading
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