Browsing: U.S. military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended strikes on alleged drug cartel boats during remarks Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library,…
Lawmakers sound alarm over report on Hegseth’s boat strike order — ‘This rises to the level of a war crime if it’s true’
Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the…
Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be viewed as closed amid largest buildup of U.S. firepower in the region in generations
President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered as “closed in its entirety,” an assertion that…
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure U.S. troops…
How Palantir—a company too small to make the Fortune 500—became one of the world’s 25 most valuable companies
Alex Karp, the frizzy-haired CEO of defense software company Palantir, has become somewhat of a pro at deflecting criticism. As…
Opinion | It’s time to invoke the U.S. Defense Production Act to support a new battery technology revolution
A global defense revolution is underway based on swarms of autonomous, unmanned, AI- and battery-powered drone systems. Last month President…
Iran launches missile attack on U.S. base in Qatar as Tehran responds to attack on nuclear sites
Iran launched a missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its…
Second federal judge blocks Trump from banning transgender troops in the military: ‘The government’s arguments are not persuasive’
A U.S. judge in Washington state has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender people from serving in the…
Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency and use the military for mass deportation
President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he plans to declare a national emergency on border security and use the US…
Trump and his allies are reimagining the military as an all-powerful tool to deploy on U.S. soil
During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy…












