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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending himself against a second assertion that he shared classified material through an unapproved and unsecured network -- this time taking airstrike information from a military communications channel and sharing it in a chat with his wife, his brother and others.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pulled the airstrike information he posted into Signal chats with his wife, brother and dozens of others from a secure communications channel used by U.S. Central Command, raising new questions as to whether the embattled Pentagon head leaked classified information over an open, unsecured network.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot was asked to resign this week, a senior defense official told The Associated Press on Thursday, in the latest shakeup for the Defense Department following firings and other changes under President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot was asked to resign this week following a contentious start for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's communications office, a senior defense official told The Associated Press on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine, told senators Tuesday that he understands he is an unknown and unconventional nominee -- but that the U.S. is facing unconventional and unprecedented threats and he is ready to serve in its defense.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that war plans should not be shared with his adviser Elon Musk because of his business interests, a rare suggestion that the billionaire entrepreneur's expansive role in the administration will face limits.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- SpaceX founder and President Donald Trump's chief government efficiency liaison Elon Musk met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday at the Pentagon, saying he was ready to do "anything that could be helpful."
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those savings to fund President Donald Trump's priorities.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the military's probationary employees, U.S. officials said.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Mark Milley and has ordered the Pentagon's inspector general to review Milley's actions while serving as the nation's top uniformed officer to determine if a demotion is warranted, two defense officials said.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Air Force has removed training courses with videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs -- the female World War II pilots who played a vital role in ferrying warplanes for the military -- to comply with the Trump administration's crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump has named Troy Meink, a former Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft navigator and former deputy of the National Reconnaissance Office, as his choice to serve as the top civilian leader for the Air Force.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, to answer additional questions about his past actions and statements before next Tuesday's confirmation hearing.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a rare move, the Pentagon strongly pushed back Thursday against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled Friday to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to highlight programs that the Pentagon and White House are rolling out to improve service members' quality of life as well as early childhood education in the military.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are traveling to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to highlight programs the Pentagon and White House are rolling out to improve the quality of life and early childhood education in the military.
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) -- Ukraine needs the ability to strike deep within Russia now, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told U.S. and allied military leaders Friday as Kyiv more fervently pressed the West to loosen weapons use restrictions and allow it to target Russian air bases and launch sites far from the border.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday.