Trump Orders Pentagon Policy Saying Transgender Troops Are 'Not Consistent' with Military Ideals The order, which follows actions Trump took last week to lay the groundwork for it, gives the Pentagon 30 days to report back...
Tricare to Allow Patients in Tricare West Region to Receive Specialty Care Without Preapproval The preauthorization requirement waiver was issued to help address ongoing administrative problems with new contractor...
President's Latest Order Gives Uniformed Military 30 Days to Eliminate Diversity Efforts Trump's order comes on the heels of his first executive orders signed last week, which already sent the military services...
Trump Order on Back Pay for Vaccine Refusers Raises Questions, Offers No Clear Path Forward The heart of the order is a direction to the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security to allow...
'No One Knows Who He Is': Trump's Pick for Army Secretary Faces Confirmation Hearing The relatively obscure financier and political adviser, who is also a veteran, is set to lead the Pentagon's largest branch...
Trump’s Nominee for Pentagon Weapons Buyer Was a Key Figure in the President's First Impeachment Michael Duffey, Trump's nominee to be undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, served as the associate...
Watchdogs at Pentagon, VA Fired in Purge of Inspectors General Across Federal Government The move by Trump flouts a requirement that the president give Congress 30 days' notice before firing inspectors general.
As Hegseth Takes Charge at the Pentagon, Here's What Changes Could Be in Store Dozens of issues will compete for his attention, including developing the Pentagon's massive budget, decisions about aid to...
Hegseth Is Quickly Sworn in as Defense Secretary After Dramatic Senate Vote In an emailed message to the American military, Pete Hegseth said “we will remain the strongest and most lethal force in the...
Inside the Military's Scramble to Move Troops to the Mexico Border After the Department of Defense announced Wednesday that 1,500 troops would be initially assigned to the border mission, what...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
