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…
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) â 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 âplaying gamesâ 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 âmanufactured a crisisâ…
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…
Hegseth fires general whose agencyâs intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agencyâs 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) â Restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at…