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Iran hit dome on US air base in Qatar in Jun. attack
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Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / ) Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary,
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who announced he wouldn’t seek reelection following his decision to vote down President Donald Trump ’s sweeping domestic policy bill earlier this month, on Wednesday slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as “out of his depth” in his role at the Pentagon.
Israel and Ukraine have used drones against their adversaries in audacious ways that have helped the Pentagon see the need for new technology.
First, a big thank-you to everyone who joined us for Trump’s AI Day briefing last night. If you couldn’t make it, we covered: America’s urgent need to win the AI race against China. How President Trump’s Executive Order is set to kickstart a massive national AI infrastructure buildout.
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The Pentagon has pulled back the White House’s nominee to lead U.S. 7th fleet, officials confirmed to USNI News on Friday. Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, current head of the chief of naval operation’s air warfare directorate (OPNAV N98),
As President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” moves into the House for a vote, another budgetary outrage—little noted but quite substantial—is quietly playing out.
The U-turn was announced during a White House dinner Mr Trump was hosting for Binyamin Netanyahu, the visiting Israeli prime minister. Sitting next to him Pete Hegseth, America’s defence secretary, nodded in assent,
Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards.