Pentagon Pushes Back on Report that Military Lied About Progress in Afghanistan A Pentagon spokesman took issue with a Washington Post series on the failure to make progress in the Afghanistan war.
Congress Has Released Its $738 Billion Defense Budget. Here's What's Inside The military keeps its 3.1% pay raise in the final version of the bill.
US Officials Fudged Numbers for Decades to Show Victory in Afghanistan: Report Confidential documents show top U.S. military officials have repeatedly misled the public about the war in Afghanistan.
Lawmakers Want Answers on Report US May Send 14,000 More Troops to Middle East Lawmakers called on Defense Secretary Mark Esper to clarify the Pentagon's plans.
Navy Secretary Ousted Over Handling of SEAL's Trident Dispute Defense Secretary Mark Esper has also directed that SEAL Eddie Gallagher keep his trident.
Air Force Is Latest Service to Warn Against Using CBD Product Use It's a hot new trend. But it's still off limits.
Stopgap Bill Would Preserve Military Funding as Government Shutdown Looms A bill was introduced in the House on Monday to keep the government running through Dec. 20.
Troops Will Keep Guarding Syrian Oil, But US Won't Keep Profits, Pentagon Says The U.S. continues to support the Syrian Democratic Forces, officials said.
Pentagon Claims Leaders Knew of Trump's Plan to Withdraw from Northern Syria Top brass weren't blindsided by recent events, officials now say.
US-Backed Forces Halt all Counter-ISIS Operations in Syria The stop comes in response to threats from Turkey.
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...
