Tag: Defense Department
Factbox-Who is still working and who has been furloughed in the US government shutdown?
By Andy SullivanWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of U.S. federal workers have been ordered not to report to…
Pentagon nominee says review continuing on AUKUS submarine project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The nominee to be the Pentagon's senior official for the Indo-Pacific region said on Tuesday the…
Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say
The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive…
How will the government shutdown impact the U.S. military?
Congress failed to reach a funding deal by Wednesday morning's deadline, leading to a government shutdown that will…
Democrats alarmed as Trump eyes weapons material to fuel nuclear reactors
The Trump administration is considering a proposal to divert plutonium that plays a central role in the U.S.…
Hegseth summons generals and admirals for rare meeting in Virginia
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed numerous generals and admirals, as well as some of their staff, from…
Hegseth orders hundreds of senior military officers to Virginia for highly unusual meeting
Hundreds of US generals and admirals around the globe have been called to Virginia for a meeting with…
National Guard troops begin carrying firearms in Washington
National Guard troops deployed to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., have begun carrying firearms in an escalation…
Some National Guard units in Washington now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
WASHINGTON — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have…
National Guard now carrying pistols in Washington as troops enter third week deployed to capital
National Guard members are now carrying firearms in Washington, D.C., raising concerns from civil rights groups and residents…
National Guard on D.C. streets will soon be armed, Pentagon says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Trump's…