Trump has often criticized his former top general, whose portrait was taken down at the Pentagon just after the new administration took office.
The outgoing Biden administration hasn’t designated a senior official to act as defense secretary during the transition, raising the question of who will be in charge at the Pentagon until the Trump administration installs an individual to execute orders.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the September 11 attacks.
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Worth noting: Monthly migrant apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border declined steeply between December 2023 and December 2024— from 249,740 to 47,326 apprehensions—as public Customs and Border Protection data reveals.
Kill Chain Engage The Pentagon is bullish on its recent AI advances that apparently help the military kill people faster than ever before. In an interview with TechCrunch, the Pentagon's chief digital and AI officer,
It’s alarming that people can clear vetting after claiming U.S. interests in the Middle East are ‘minimal to nonexistent,’’ McConnell told JI
A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.
It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
There are exceptions for military spouses and employees with disabilities in the policy, which DOGE leaders have touted as a way to shrink the federal civilian workforce.
It's hard to tell just where retired General Mark Milley's portrait once hung in the Pentagon's prestigious E-ring hallway, alongside all of the former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.