Pentagon

UK confident Trump will back AUKUS
The U.S. is reconsidering its involvement in the submarine development deal.

US moves warships closer to Israel

Trump to review US participation in AUKUS deal

Puzder gets a softer treatment in second Senate confirmation process

Mark Carney says Canada will meet NATO spending target this year

Pentagon to redraw command map to more closely align Greenland with the US

Germany’s AfD wants to copy Hegseth’s ‘warrior culture’ in the Bundeswehr
Trump unveils $175B, 3-year price tag for Golden Dome
The first tranche of funding would come from Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” that Congress has yet to pass.
Qatar calls reports of pending jet gift to Trump ‘inaccurate’
The president might end up with a luxury jumbo jet, but it won’t happen this week.
US fighter jet falls overboard while avoiding Houthi attack
The $60M mishap adds to an increasingly expensive price tag in the administration’s effort against the Iran-backed group.
Europe shows withdrawal symptoms after 75 years of addiction to US troops
European capitals are divided on how to respond to a probable reduction of America’s military presence.
DOGE loses its biggest advocate as Musk exits Washington
The tech mogul’s public pullback will come as relief to some Cabinet officials.
The vicious rivalries tearing apart Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon
A feud between the secretary’s advisers and his chief of staff created backbiting and distrust that has erupted into the open.
Senate Republican wants to hold hearings on a 9/11 conspiracy theory
Sen. Ron Johnson could use his gavel of a far-reaching committee to probe the 2001 attacks.
CDU oder SPD: Wer bestimmt die Klimapolitik?
– Zurückdrehen der Ampel-Politik: Wie die Union die jetzige Klima-Außenpolitik neu aufstellen und damit nicht nur das Wirtschaftsministerium sondern auch das Auswärtige Amt beschneiden könnte, berichtet Hans …
Former Pentagon official warns department’s dysfunction could topple Hegseth
“The last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon,” John Ullyot, the former top Defense Department spokesperson, wrote in a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece.
Pentagon fires Greenland base commander after she criticized JD Vance visit
Actions to “subvert President Trump’s agenda will not be tolerated,” U.S. military warns.
Top commander warns US troops should stay in Europe
His comments follow reports that the Pentagon is considering removing thousands of servicemembers from the continent.
Trump, Hegseth promise record $1 trillion Pentagon budget
The surprise announcement comes as the Defense Department prepares to lay off tens of thousands of civilians.
Trump fires a top US military official to NATO
Conservative media has targeted Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield for comments she made about diversity.
Trump’s firing of NSA chief is ‘rolling out the red carpet” for cyber attacks
Gen. Timothy Haugh’s firing as head of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command has left lawmakers worried about the future of the nation’s cyber defenses.
Trump’s tariffs threaten US weapons production
The program could make it more difficult for America to produce weapons — and keep allies.
‘I hope he’s right’: Markets tumble on tariffs — but Trump isn’t flinching
Americans watched in horror as their 401(k)s plunged Thursday morning after the markets opened.
Trump allies are starting to notice Hegseth’s growing pile of mistakes
The White House is publicly defending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he texted sensitive military information in a Signal chat. But behind the scenes, administration insiders are …
Vance broke with Trump over Houthi airstrikes, group chat report says
A behind-the-scenes foreign policy disagreement between President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance spilled into public Monday, an extraordinary example of Vance breaking with Trump and …
America’s global AIDS relief program is on the brink
President Trump is taking apart one of George W. Bush’s proudest achievements.
Leakers to Musk: We’re ‘not Elon’s servants’
Even before Musk’s comments, federal workers felt vulnerable and increasingly incensed.
Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East in escalation against Houthis
The move signals the likelihood of an increased bombing campaign against the Iran-backed group.
Elon Musk threatens Pentagon leakers after NYT report on secret China war briefing
“They will be found,” warns U.S. President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser as White House lashes out at the media.
After the North Sea tanker crash, a multi-million dollar battle over who’s to blame
A week after the tanker crash off the English coast, officials are trying to work out the damage done — and who is going to pick up the bill.
Europe’s military heavyweights call for defense industry deregulation
15 countries are ready to move forward on security guarantees for Ukraine, France’s Lecornu said, without naming them.