Tag: The Pentagon

Pentagon nominee backs Trump call on 10% Taiwan defense spending

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The nominee to be the Pentagon's senior official for the Indo-Pacific region said on Tuesday he…

By Reuters

Pentagon’s Hegseth okays US Navy next-generation fighter, sources say

(Removes editor note in 12th paragraph)By Mike StoneWASHINGTON (Reuters) -After months of delay, the Pentagon will select as…

Trump sends troops from California to Portland after court denies deployment

President Donald Trump has sent federalised troops from California to Oregon after a court denied his attempt to…

Trump and Hegseth set to meet with hundreds of military leaders as speculation grows

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plan to address hundreds of U.S. military…

Oregon sues Trump over plan to deploy National Guard

The state of Oregon and the city of Portland have sued the Trump administration to stop it 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…

West Point hit with lawsuit by professor alleging free speech violation

By Phil StewartWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The longest-ever serving law professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point is…

Jeffries says president ‘playing games’ with American lives as national guard to be sent to Chicago

Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and New York Democratic congressman, said Donald Trump had “manufactured a crisis”…

Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago, Washington Post reports

The planning, in the works for weeks, involves several options, including mobilizing at least a few thousand members…

By Reuters

Hegseth fires general whose agency’s intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear…

Watchdog group asks for probe of acquisition of Qatari jet on Trump’s behalf

The watchdog group Democracy Defenders Fund, led by a former Obama administration ethics official, has formally requested a…

Restoration of torn-down Confederate monument will cost $10 million over 2 years, military says

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at…