Sep 18 Pentagon moves forward with mandatory testosterone testing for most male troops By Konstantin Toropin, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older, a policy that leaves out women for now and faces questions from medical experts about the need and efficacy of such a… Continue reading
Sep 16 Speaker Johnson recesses House early, blocking Massie's push to impeach Hegseth By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Massie’s resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran and his bipartisan effort to force the release of more files in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation are all being left behind, blocked from votes. Continue reading
Sep 16 Iran war has cost the U.S. more than $38 billion so far, budget office says By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The estimates come largely from replacing munitions and equipment lost in battle, the CBO said, and do not include costs related to U.S. military personnel killed or injured in the conflict or longer term effects. Continue reading
Sep 16 Iowa Republicans in battleground House races join vote to halt the Iran war By Mike Catalini, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Two House Republicans in battleground Iowa districts changed their position on an Iran war powers resolution, joining with Democrats and a few other dissident members of their party in an attempt to halt President Donald Trump's ability to continue military… Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: Rep. Massie introduces articles of impeachment against Hegseth on House floor By Associated Press Massie said Hegseth abused his powers by deploying the U.S. military in the war against Iran without seeking congressional approval under the War Powers Act. He said these are “unlawful orders” and “high crimes and misdemeanors.”… Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Trump says U.S. will 'never, ever forget' at Pentagon's Sept. 11 observance ceremony By Collin Binkley, Aamer Madhani, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Donald Trump observed Friday’s 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at a ceremony at the Pentagon by commemorating the lives lost when al-Qaida militants hijacked planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in three locations and upended American foreign… Continue reading
Sep 02 Driscoll offers no reason for his exit as Army secretary but says Wednesday is his last full day By Ben Finley, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Dan Driscoll has announced that his last full day as U.S. Army secretary is Wednesday, but his social media post offered no explanation for why he is stepping down after 18 months as the service's civilian leader. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 3:26 Army secretary's resignation adds to turmoil at Pentagon under Hegseth By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela There are questions about the future of the Pentagon after another central member of the military team stepped down. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 5:28 Hegseth has created 'climate of fear' at Pentagon, former Air Force secretary says By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn To discuss the resignation of Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and the tension inside the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth, Geoff Bennett spoke with Frank Kendall of the Center for American Progress. He was Air Force Secretary during the Biden… Continue watching
Aug 28 Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless' By Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year. Continue reading