Jun 05 NATO chief says alliance is ‘really close’ to accepting Trump’s 5% defense investment demand By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Most U.S. allies at NATO endorse President Donald Trump’s demand and are ready to ramp up security spending even more, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 04 Zelenskyy wants face-to-face talks with Putin. Putin says there’s nothing to talk about after Ukraine’s attacks By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday dismissed Russia's ceasefire proposal as "an ultimatum" and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war, which has dragged on for nearly 3½ years. Continue reading
May 31 Hegseth warns Indo-Pacific allies of threat from China By Tara Copp, David Rising, Associated Press The U.S. defense secretary reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense. Continue reading
May 16 Military commanders told to identify troops for medical checks under Trump administration’s transgender ban By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A senior defense official laid out what could be a complicated and lengthy new process aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump’s directive to remove transgender service members from the U.S. military. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 7:19 Retired Gen. McChrystal on current Pentagon leadership and his new book ‘On Character’ By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn General Stanley McChrystal was the top commander of American and international forces in Afghanistan in 2009 when his career was cut short. McChrystal resigned after an article in Rolling Stone quoted him and his aides making candid yet disparaging remarks… Continue watching
May 14 Trans troops facing removal from U.S. military wrestle with uncertain future By Joshua Barajas Being separated from the military would mean “the closing of one chapter and the beginning of the other, but unfortunately not on my own terms,” one service member said. Continue reading
May 09 Pentagon orders military to pull library books about diversity, anti-racism, gender issues By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press It is the broadest and most detailed directive so far on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign to rid the military of diversity and equity programs, policies and instructional materials. Continue reading
May 08 Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being separated from the military in new Pentagon order By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday. Continue reading
May 06 Hegseth directs active duty military to cut 20% of its four-star general officers By Tara Copp, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers. Continue reading
Apr 29 Hegseth boasted about ending a ‘woke’ program on women and security. Trump signed it into law in 2017 By Tara Copp, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a post on X called the “Women, Peace & Security” program at the Department of Defense "a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it.” It is… Continue reading