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
May 08 Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says people can 'make up their own minds' By Collin Binkley, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press A 2024 congressional report revealed hundreds of new UAP incidents but found no evidence that the U.S. government had ever confirmed a sighting of alien technology. Continue reading
May 04 Trump drops hints of what's coming in new batch of UFO files set for release By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump says the Pentagon is preparing to release some “very interesting” UFO files uncovered by his administration, generating a mix of buzz and skepticism as he hints at new revelations around questions of alien life. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 5:40 Hegseth's contentious hearing in Congress reveals partisan divide over Iran war By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart For the first time since the U.S. went to war with Iran, Defense Secretary Hegseth faced sharp questions on Wednesday from Congress. During the hearing, the Pentagon revealed that the war so far has cost $25 billion. The fighting is… Continue watching
Apr 29 WATCH: Hegseth, Caine testify for the 1st time since start of Iran war in House hearing By Ben Finley, Stephen Groves, David Klepper, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning from skeptical Democrats Wednesday over a costly conflict being waged without congressional approval. Continue reading
Apr 22 Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving, Pentagon says, in latest departure of a top defense leader By Associated Press In a statement posted to social media, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Phelan was “departing the administration, effective immediately.”… Continue reading
Apr 09 Federal judge finds Pentagon in violation of court order to restore reporters' access By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration's efforts to impede the work of journalists. Continue reading