California challenges Trump’s federalization of National Guard for immigration raids as constitutional overreach in federal trial.
Trump federalizes DC police and deploys National Guard despite city’s violent crime hitting 30-year lows in 2024.
Trump considers deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops to D.C. despite violent crime being at a 30-year low, citing assault on federal staffer.
Laura Loomer attacks Army secretary Dan Driscoll for honoring Medal of Honor recipient Florent Groberg, citing his French birth and 2016 DNC speech.
Air Force denies early retirement and benefits to transgender personnel with 15–18 years of service, forcing separation with only lump-sum pay.
Defense Secretary reposts video by CREC pastors led by Doug Wilson calling to revoke women’s voting rights while praising a Christian nationalist church.
Pentagon says Fort Bliss will start holding 1,000 migrants in late August, expanding to 5,000 as the largest U.S. detention center to speed deportations.
Pentagon to spend $10 million over two years to restore Confederate monument at Arlington, despite its genocidal mythology.
Department of Veterans Affairs ends collective bargaining for over 377,000 unionized employees, triggering backlash despite citing reform motives.
Republican governors deploy 1,700 National Guard troops to DNA swab and fingerprint ICE detainees across dozen states.
Trump threatens National Guard deployment in DC takeover despite violent crime dropping 26% from last year.
Pentagon seeks additional $150 million to speed Air Force One delivery while Trump separately spends $1 billion retrofitting Qatari jet for interim presidential use.
Trump threatens military deployment for 2028 LA Olympics security two months after sending troops for ICE raids, vows gender testing that would violate IOC contract.
Hegseth’s acting chief of staff tries to oust White House liaison over personnel disputes as Pentagon staff fights continue.
Trump reverses Biden’s expansion of VA abortion services as Republicans claim 2022 policy violated 1992 congressional prohibition.
Netanyahu prepares full Gaza occupation as Trump demands Hamas accept ‘all or nothing’ hostage-ceasefire deal.
Trump redeploys two nuclear submarines in response to threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev over Ukraine ultimatums as Putin’s proxy escalates tensions.
Army launches 10 year Palantir software contract worth up to $10 billion as first step in procurement overhaul.
Pentagon pulls 1,350 National Guard troops Trump sent to quell Los Angeles ICE protests, leaving 250 to guard federal sites.
Trump to interview four-star general nominees himself before Senate confirmation, raising alarms over politicized military leadership.
Army secretary rescinds West Point post for former CISA director Jen Easterly after far-right activist Laura Loomer pressures Trump Pentagon.
Trump orders 1,700 National Guard troops to ICE sites in 20 Republican states to handle deportation paperwork and boost raids.
Defense Dept reverses planned cutoff of crucial hurricane satellite data to NOAA forecasters just before peak Atlantic storm season.
US accepts Qatar’s “unconditional donation” of luxury jet for Air Force One with classified refurbishing costs up to $1 billion diverted from nuclear missile program.
Hegseth ends Pentagon polygraph program hunting for leakers weeks after launching it as he faces investigation for sharing classified airstrikes details on Signal.
U.S. military kills senior ISIS leader and his sons in Syria raid weeks after Trump lifted sanctions to support Damascus’s new government.
Pentagon inspector general has evidence Hegseth shared classified military plans via Signal despite defense chief’s repeated denials.
Trump administration freed ex-Marine convicted of triple murder in Madrid through Venezuela prisoner swap despite Spanish victims’ families calling his release a betrayal.
Chinese government-linked hackers breached the National Nuclear Security Administration, though officials claim the agency that oversees the nuclear stockpile was “minimally impacted.”
VA abandons plan for 80,000 layoffs, but launches new mission review after forcing reorganization planners to sign non-disclosure agreements.
The Pentagon withdrew U.S. Marines from Los Angeles, but Guard troops remain from a deployment that local leaders legally challenged as political theater.
In North Dakota, a Delta regional jet’s near-collision with an Air Force B-52 marks the fourth major failure in military-civilian aviation safety this year.
ICE uses $45 billion to build migrant tent camps at military bases, targeting 100,000 detention beds by year-end.
Pentagon ousts senior Hegseth adviser Fulcher, marking sixth top aide departure in six months as management struggles continue.
Trump doubles down on claims that June strikes destroyed all three Iranian nuclear sites despite intelligence assessment showing only one was destroyed.
White House, Pentagon, and GSA officials review SpaceX contracts after June feud with Musk, but find government too dependent on company to terminate deals.
Hegseth removes Naval Academy’s first female superintendent after 18 months following book purges and affirmative action rollback at school.
Hegseth plans to house detained immigrants at military bases in Indiana and New Jersey as Trump expands detention capacity to 100,000 beds.
Army Special Operations warns retired Iraq and Syria veterans in Florida of credible terrorist threat targeting them.
On a strict party-line vote, the Senate confirmed Anthony Tata as Pentagon personnel chief, a nominee previously rejected for calling former President Obama a “terrorist leader.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth berated a top DOGE official who allegedly tried to use Pentagon police to remove a subordinate.
The Pentagon is recalling half the National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles to support immigration enforcement during an ongoing legal fight between Governor Newsom and Trump.
Pentagon awards $200 million contract to Musk’s Grok AI days after chatbot posted antisemitic and pro-Hitler responses.
Defense Secretary Hegseth pulls Pentagon officials from Aspen Security Forum day before summit, calling bipartisan event “globalist” and “hostile to the President.”
NATO countries will buy U.S. weapons including Patriot Air Defense systems to send to Ukraine as Trump threatens 100% secondary tariffs on Russia’s trading partners.
Trump announces Patriot missile deliveries to Ukraine two weeks after pausing arms shipments as relations with Putin sour and EU agrees to reimburse full costs.
Hegseth issues directive to fast-track drone production after Ukraine’s cheap drones destroyed one-third of Russia’s strategic bomber fleet.
Hegseth withdraws admiral’s Pacific fleet nomination after conservative outlet highlights decade-old drag shows despite Navy’s centuries-old cross-dressing traditions.
Pentagon takes unprecedented 15% ownership stake to become largest shareholder in MP Materials amid China rare earth restrictions.
Republican Senator Tillis says he wouldn’t vote for Defense Secretary Hegseth confirmation now, questioning his capabilities to manage world’s largest organization.