Dec 11 WATCH: House approves $895B defense bill that raises military pay, bans coverage of trans care for children of service members By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The bill passed the House by a vote of 281-140 and will next move to the Senate, where lawmakers had sought a bigger boost in defense spending than the current measure allows. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as U.S. warns Russia may use new missile against Ukraine By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The U. S. official said Russia has only a handful of the missiles and that they carry a smaller warhead than other missiles that Russia has regularly launched at Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 04 Trump considers DeSantis for Pentagon chief with Hegseth facing new allegations, AP reports By Thomas Beaumont, Adriana Gomez Licon, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Trump transition team is growing concerned about Hegseth's path to Senate confirmation and is actively looking at potential replacements, according to a person familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Dec 03 WATCH: U.S. forces in eastern Syria conduct self-defense strike, Pentagon says By Associated Press Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have captured four new towns, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama. Continue reading
Nov 26 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Russia barrages Ukraine in drone attack By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Russia has been hammering civilian areas of Ukraine with increasingly heavy drone, missile and glide bomb attacks since the middle of the year. Continue reading
Nov 21 WATCH: Pentagon confirms Russia launched new, experimental missile By Hanna Arhirova, Illia Novikov, Aamer Madhani, Tara Copp, Associated Press “This was new type of lethal capability that was deployed on the battlefield, so that was certainly of concern," Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said, noting that the missile could carry either conventional or nuclear warheads. Continue reading
Nov 12 WATCH: Pentagon says Houthi attacks caused no damage to U.S. Navy warships By Michael Casey, Associated Press Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, said the Iranian-backed Houthis launched at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles at the USS Stockdale and the USS Spruance, both Navy destroyers, on Monday. He said… Continue reading
Nov 07 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as U.S. allies respond to Trump victory By Associated Press The European Political Community summit on Thursday in Hungary’s capital of Budapest reassessed trans-Atlantic relations in the hope that Trump’s second U.S. presidency will avoid the strife of his first administration. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Activation of National Guard for election ‘routine,’ Pentagon says By Associated Press SANA says the airstrike hit near the suburb of Sayida Zeinab. Iran-backed groups are active in the area south of the capital, which is home to a holy Shiite Muslim shrine. Continue reading
Oct 29 WATCH: ‘Relatively small number’ of North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Pentagon’s Ryder says By Lorne Cook, Tara Copp, Associated Press North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within "the next several weeks," the Pentagon said Monday, in a move that Western leaders say will intensify the almost three-year war and jolt… Continue reading