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
Nov 19 Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn't look any better By Konstantin Toropin, Aaron Kessler, Associated Press Internal Pentagon figures show the number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024. A series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 suggest the trend may be continuing. Continue reading
Nov 07 WATCH: Hegseth outlines new weapons buying priorities in remarks at National War College By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday the Pentagon is revamping how the military buys weapons, shifting the focus away from producing advanced and complex technology and toward products that can be made and delivered quickly. Continue reading
Nov 01 New Pentagon policy undercuts transgender troops' ability to fight military ban, AP reports By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The Pentagon has rolled out a new policy that will severely undercut the ability for transgender troops who have been banned from the armed forces by the Trump administration to turn to boards of their peers to argue for their right to… Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: Journalists leave Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules By Associated Press Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 8:23 Why news organizations are rejecting the Pentagon's new press rules By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Tuesday marks the deadline for journalists to decide whether to comply with the Pentagon's new rules for keeping credentials. Virtually every news organization, including PBS News, has refused to sign it, arguing that it infringes on First Amendment protections. Geoff… Continue watching
Oct 14 News outlets including The New York Times and Newsmax say they won't sign Pentagon rules document By David Bauder, Associated Press The new rules declare large swaths of the Pentagon off-limits to reporters and declares that journalists who report information not formally approved by Hegseth's team risk getting their access revoked. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 9:47 At gathering of military leaders, Trump hints at deployment in U.S. cities By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to nearly the entire senior officer corps of the military. It was an unprecedented gathering at a Marine base south of Washington. Hegseth announced new directives, and the president laid out a… Continue watching