Secretary of Defense 3 days ago Trump's pick for Joint Chiefs chair Daniel 'Razin' Caine set for Senate grilling As President Donald Trump eyes a Pentagon overhaul, his nominee for Joint Chiefs chairman, bold strategist Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine, is set to take questions from the Senate on Tuesday.
Politics 4 days ago Trump admin's 'sloppy' Signal leak put Democrats back on offense, Sen Warner says Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., says the Pentagon's "sloppy" handling of its Signal chat has put Democrats back on offense.
White House 6 days ago Here’s what happened during Trump’s 10th week in office The Trump administration fielded questions after the Atlantic published a story detailing how administration officials used a Signal group chat to discuss strikes in Yemen.
Federal Courts March 27 Federal court warns Pentagon not to act against transgender service members during appeal The Trump administration was warned Thursday to not take action against transgender people while it appeals a ruling regarding a potential ban against them serving in the military.
White House March 27 Senate Armed Services leaders ask Pentagon watchdog to probe leaked Signal chat The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee are asking the Defense Department's inspector general to probe the Signal chat.
Senate March 27 GOP senators rally behind Hegseth after Signal chat leak, say calls for his firing are 'hot garbage' EXCLUSIVE: Republican senators are standing behind Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth amid calls for his resignation over the Signal chat leak, telling Fox News Digital that calls for him to be fired are “hot garbage."
Pete Hegseth March 26 Hegseth says no classified information was shared in Signal group chat: 'Nobody's texting war plans' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth push backed amid questions about possible classified information being share during a group chat earlier this month.
Federal Courts March 26 Judge fighting Trump over El Salvador deportations assigned to lawsuit over Signal chat leak A new lawsuit targeting top Trump officials for using a leaked Signal chat to discuss military operations has been assigned to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg.
Pentagon March 26 Atlantic reporter publishes more texts about attack on Houthi targets The Atlantic on Wednesday published what it described as the "attack plans" at the center of a Signal text chain leak involving senior officials in the Trump administration.
Secretary of Defense March 26 Jeffries becomes highest-ranking Dem to call for Hegseth to resign House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote a letter to President Donald Trump demanding that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth be "fired immediately."
Pentagon March 25 A second judge rules against Trump's removal of transgender troops The ruling is the second instance where a federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration as it seeks to implement its ban against transgender individuals from serving in the military.
Pentagon March 23 Pentagon announces investigation into leaks, which could include polygraph tests The Pentagon said it would investigate purported leaks of national security information, saying that the probes could include polygraph tests.
Pentagon March 23 Hegseth suggests judge report to military bases after ruling that Pentagon must allow transgender troops Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday said the judge who ruled that the Pentagon must allow transgender troops should report to military bases.
White House March 21 Musk was never briefed on China war plans at Pentagon meeting, Trump and Hegseth say President Donald Trump told reporters Elon Musk met with Pentagon officials to discuss initiatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency.
U.S. Defense & Military Politics March 21 Left loses it over possibility of Musk top secret China briefing: 'No business' While the New York Times reported that Musk was set to receive details about a potential China conflict, the Pentagon and White House pushed back and said Musk’s briefing wouldn’t cover China.
Culture Trends March 20 CBS host Gayle King insists DEI means 'definitely earned it' “CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King criticized the U.S. Department of Defense for briefly removing pages on minority figures in history during a DEI purge of its website.
Border security March 19 Trump's use of warship for border enforcement a 'smart' use of military force, expert says President Donald Trump's decision to deploy a Navy warship in support of ongoing military operations at the U.S. southern border is a wise move, says one expert.
MILITARY March 18 Trans Air Force sergeants take Trump admin to court, say it's 'not possible' to serve as women Two transgender airmen have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's executive orders booting trans troops from the armed services.
Border security March 18 Pentagon deploys Navy warship that fought Houthis to new US southern border mission in line with Trump order USS Gravely, a guided-missile destroyer, was deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border to help curb illegal seaborne immigration, Navy officials said.
US Navy March 15 Transgender sailors, Marines offered benefits to voluntarily leave service or face being kicked out The policy aligns with an executive order President Donald Trump signed in January to bar transgender individuals from serving in the military.
Pentagon March 14 DOD closes think tank arm marred by 'inefficiency' and criticized by GOP for ties to Trump-Russia probe The Department of Defense has dissolved its Office of Net Acquisition, an office that was meant to provide strategic analysis but allegedly got caught up in the Trump-Russia investigation.
VIDEO March 12 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sends message to NASA crew ahead of SpaceX rescue flight Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wishes "Godspeed" to the NASA crew set to be brought home from the International Space Station by SpaceX.
U.S. Defense & Military Politics March 12 Federal judge rips DOJ lawyers, demands written retraction from Hegseth over transgender military policy post U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes demanded that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offer a retraction over a repost he made about transgender military policy.
Pentagon March 11 Pentagon clips civilian employees' credit cards in line with DOGE cuts The Trump administration has drawn down the spending limit on government-issued travel and purchase cards for federal civilian employees to just one dollar.
Pentagon March 10 Convicted Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira faces court-martial while already serving 15-year sentence Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, convicted of leaking Pentagon documents on the Ukraine war, faces court-martial Monday.
White House March 3 'Too aggressive militarily': Trump talks Hegseth's role pardoning service members accused of war crimes President Donald Trump said during his first term, now-Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth would call him and advocate on behalf of those accused of war crimes.
Pentagon March 2 Hegseth directs DOD civilian workforce to comply with Musk’s DOGE productivity email Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told civilian employees to comply with a request to provide five bullet points of accomplishments.
Immigration March 1 Trump reports illegal immigrant encounters at historic lows during first full month in office The Trump administration announced Saturday that Customs and Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal immigrants reached a record-setting low in the president's first full month in office.
Border security February 28 DOD sends over 1,000 additional troops to help bolster southern border efforts The Department of Defense is sending over 1,000 additional troops to the southern border to help bolster efforts to control illegal immigration.
Pentagon February 27 Pentagon says transgender troops are disqualified from service without an exemption The Pentagon issued a series of requirements transgender service members must meet in order to enter military service.