Trump's pick for Pentagon post says military force an option to prevent nuclear Iran
Elbridge Colby told a Senate hearing that preventing Iran’s nuclear ambitions could require using US bombers and air tankers ...
The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border
The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as President Donald Trump seeks to ...
Defense: Why is Trump purging the Pentagon?
President Trump shredded “America’s soft power” by gutting USAID, said Max Boot in The Washington Post. “Now he seems bent on ...
Who Really Politicized the Pentagon?
Trump’s firings aren’t new, but their results will reveal if the military is truly depoliticized or just under new management ...
Vance visits Capitol Hill to urge senators to confirm Elbridge Colby for Pentagon No. 3 post
Vice President JD Vance praised Elbridge Colby, up for Pentagon’s No. 3 spot, as a "good man" and "honest man." ...
Pentagon set to gut office focused on reducing civilian deaths
Officials at the Defense Department’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, which seeks to limit collateral damage from ...
Pentagon nominee pushed to acknowledge Russian invasion of Ukraine in Senate hearing
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the top policy job at the Pentagon is acknowledging that Russia invaded Ukraine and ...
Why Trump wants to own the Pentagon
In a dramatic Friday night purge, President Donald Trump took decisive action to avoid a repeat of his first term when he ...
Pentagon Sending Combat Forces to the Border in Line With Trump Directive
The troop mobilization indicates that President Trump is breaking with recent presidents’ practice of limiting deployments ...
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A raft of personnel changes sweeps the Pentagon
From the top end of the Joint Chiefs of Staff down to probationary employees, the Pentagon makes personnel changes. What are ...
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What might budget cuts at the Pentagon look like?
The military is set to pursue a round of cost cutting measures as it looks to reflect the administration’s financial goals.
Pentagon policy chief hearing highlights GOP foreign policy divide
A testy hearing for the Pentagon policy chief nominee on Tuesday underscored the increasingly public schism in the GOP over the administration's treatment of Ukraine. Elbridge Colby, who has for years ...