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GOP Unity Falters as Hegseth’s $1.5 Trillion Defense Push Stalls

The Dec. 11 stopgap delays a final funding decision, thus forcing the administration to depend on a politically uncertain reconciliation route.

Top Army Commander to Leave as Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge Draws Bipartisan Alarm

Trump Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Ammunition Output

U.S. Boat Strikes in Caribbean and Pacific Leave About 200 Dead as Oversight Tightens

Trump Walks Out of NBC 'Meet the Press' After Being Challenged on Election Claims

CBO Pegs Cost of Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield at $1.2 Trillion Over 20 Years

Trump Floats Moving Troops to Poland as Pentagon Pulls 5,000 From Germany

Pentagon Formally Asks Congress to Rename Defense Department the Department of War

Pentagon Removes Navy Secretary John Phelan With Immediate Effect

U.S. Navy Seeks Enduring SOUTHCOM Response That Doesn’t Rely on Carriers

Pentagon Confirms Army Chief Randy George Out After Hegseth Request

U.S. Army Chief Gen. George Resigns After Reported Demand From Defense Secretary

U.S. Fields Shahed-Style LUCAS Drone as Iran Claims Shootdowns

Pentagon Weighs Anti-Drone Laser for Fort McNair After Drone Sightings

Trump Cites ‘100%’ Approval From CNN Segment Featuring NBC Poll MAGA Crosstab

Hegseth’s ‘No Quarter’ Pledge Draws Legal Rebuke Over War-Crime Ban

Pentagon Prepares About $50 Billion Iran War Supplemental to Rebuild Munitions and Boost Output

U.S. Reports 42nd Maritime Strike in Eastern Pacific, Says Three ‘Narcoterrorists’ Killed

Air Force Expands Military Control of Texas Border, Establishes New Del Rio–Falcon Zone

Trump Reportedly Moves Closer to Ordering Strikes on Iran