Jul 21 Senators grilled Hegseth on Iran. Here are 3 big moments from the hearing By Joshua Barajas Hegseth said at the top of the hearing that the supplemental funding was an “urgent, necessary injection of resources” for the department’s needs. He didn’t directly mention the Iran war in his opening statement. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 5:20 Hegseth says Iran war has cost $37.5B so far and Pentagon needs $67B to restock arms By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Trump's top military advisors were on Capitol Hill to make the case for the war in Iran, and additional money to fund the Pentagon. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine argued for an… Continue watching
Jul 01 Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by an escort By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press It was not immediately clear whether the order applied only to reporters from The New York Times, which filed the lawsuit, or to the entire press corps. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 6:08 Another top military commander resigns following clash with Hegseth By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The Army confirmed that one of its most prominent generals would soon be retiring, ending his career and leaving his current job long before expected. It is the latest example of senior officers leaving the military early, or being fired,… Continue watching
Jun 24 White House seeks $87.6B from Congress for Iran war costs, U.S. farmers and Ebola response By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting the request to Congress at a politically difficult time as Republican and Democratic lawmakers have objected to any further military… Continue reading
Jun 23 Pentagon asks Congress for roughly $80 billion to cover cost of Iran war By Associated Press The request adds to an already sizable military spending boost sought by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jun 11 A Pentagon list overhaul puts Mormon church's Christian identity back in the spotlight By Deepa Bharath, Associated Press Utah U.S. Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis, both Republicans and Latter-day Saints, challenged the Pentagon’s exclusion of their faith from its list of Christian religions. Continue reading
Jun 01 Appeals court panel rules that transgender troops were illegally barred from U.S. military service By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday. Continue reading
May 20 Pentagon watchdog to evaluate U.S. military's boat strikes in Latin America By Ben Finley, Associated Press The Pentagon watchdog will evaluate whether the U.S. military followed an established targeting framework when carrying out attacks on dozens of alleged drug-smuggling boats that have killed nearly 200 people in Latin American waters since early September. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: Pentagon releases 'never-before-seen' UFO files on its website In our news wrap Friday, the Pentagon began releasing new files on UFOs, health authorities in the Canary Islands are preparing for the arrival of the cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak, a jury convicted four men of conspiracy in… Continue watching