Trump acknowledges concerns over Musk's business interests and says he shouldn't get war plans
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that war plans should not be shared with his adviser Elon Musk...
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Musk meets with Hegseth at the Pentagon and says he's ready to 'be helpful'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- SpaceX founder and President Donald Trump's chief government efficiency liaison Elon Musk met with Defense Secretary Pete...
Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could...
DOGE is getting lists of the military's probationary workers from the Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the military's...
Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley's security clearance and protective detail
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman...
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Air Force has removed training courses with videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen and the Women...
Trump picks a former air crewman and space expert to head the Air Force
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump has named Troy Meink, a former Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft navigator and former...
Sen. Warren presses Hegseth to answer questions about his past actions and statements
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, to answer additional...
In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a rare move, the Pentagon strongly pushed back Thursday against misinformation spread on social media that...
Jill Biden and Lloyd Austin visit an Alabama base to tout expanded military benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled Friday to Maxwell Air Force Base in...
Jill Biden and the defense chief visit an Alabama base to highlight expanded military benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are traveling to Maxwell Air Force Base in...
Zelenskyy presses US military leaders to let Ukraine strike deeper in Russia
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) -- Ukraine needs the ability to strike deep within Russia now, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told...
US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and...