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33 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: November 10, 2026.
WatchThe surprise vote spares the Defense Secretary a floor vote this week, but incoming Democratic leaders promise investigations when they take the majority in January.
The lame-duck session opens with House Republicans picking new leaders after their midterm losses, a stalled spending package, and Massie's push to force an impeachment vote on Hegseth.
WatchRep. Thomas Massie says he will force a vote when Congress returns, and GOP sources expect it to pass after midterm losses tied to the Iran war.
Defense Minister Koizumi announced 'Operation Supercharge' after meeting Hegseth in the Philippines, and flagged a first-of-its-kind Chinese fleet movement near Japan.
WatchA Pentagon official says the three-star failed three polygraph tests on sharing classified information with the press. Others say the accusation is false, and the case is now with the Justice Department.
CENTCOM figures obtained by CBS News show munitions replacement driving the bill, which excludes damage to U.S. bases and arrives a week before the midterms.
Hegseth advisers have told Pentagon staff the all-but-finished report on the Minab school attack will not go public before the Nov. 3 election, Bloomberg reports.
A U.S. official says the president was persuaded a public execution would run counter to American values and could fan recruitment for Islamist extremist groups, but critics say the damage was done once Hegseth announced it.
The Pentagon chief said 'people need to understand there's consequences' as the Fort Hood shooter faces a firing squad on Dec. 3; Meta, YouTube, TikTok and X all have rules against such footage.
WatchThousands of sailors came home to cheering families Thursday, including 122 new fathers, a day after Hegseth presented the carrier a Presidential Unit Citation and rejected claims the ship was a 'symbol of dysfunction.'
Project Meridian, announced by Hegseth with Newt Gingrich, is to be run through MITRE over 120 days, but the Defense Department won't say whether the two executives are government employees or contractors.
The 'State of the Force' address also unveiled a new base for up to 25,000 troops, an Office of Religious Affairs and cuts of 20% of general and admiral posts.
The defense secretary is expected to announce the reductions at Quantico. Officials say some posts will be downgraded rather than eliminated, with changes due by Jan. 1, 2027.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao disclosed the figure in a letter to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, weeks after Trump said the carrier's deployment was "not nearly long enough" and Hegseth said conditions were "completely misrepresented."
Ben Saul's briefing note, released by the U.N. Human Rights Council Monday, calls the year-old campaign 'serial extrajudicial killings' and says drug cartels have not staged the armed attack that would trigger a right of self-defense. The White House has not responded.
In his first public appearance since leaving the Pentagon, Driscoll praised the DELTA platform and warned that the U.S. plans to buy 300,000 drones a year while Ukraine builds 7 to 10 million.
The tests followed reporting on how fast the United States burned through its most advanced weapons during the Iran war. According to officials briefed on the matter, nobody failed.
Judge Trevor McFadden found the publisher, editor and a reporter were likely speaking as employees rather than private citizens, which puts their words outside the First Amendment's protection.
The publisher, the editor-in-chief and a reporter say they were served separation notices for insubordination after the paper documented conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Survivors of the Iranian strike on Port of Shuaiba say commanders ignored force-protection warnings and denied requests for medical supplies. Sen. Tammy Baldwin wants the investigation released.
The document says tenure 'more often leads to stagnation, complacency, and inflexibility.' It would give officials 60 days to begin a line-by-line review of every class at the service academies and war colleges.
In Brussels, the defense secretary lashed allies for denying basing rights during the Iran war and warned that 'some countries will fail' his assessment of the alliance.
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Military commanders express concern over unprecedented practice of publicly discussing future operations that could jeopardize mission success.
WatchAmerican warships came under fire from Iranian missiles, drones and small boats; U.S. fighter jets responded by destroying air-defense radars, a drone command station and two suicide drones, even as a fragile spring ceasefire technically holds.
In a 2-1 decision, the D.C. Circuit said the Pentagon policy illegally removed serving transgender members. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to appeal: 'See you at SCOTUS.'
Decision appears driven by anti-diversity stance rather than merit-based considerations, raising concerns about military leadership.
WatchPete Hegseth headlined an America First Works rally for ex-Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein the day before Tuesday's GOP primary, drawing Hatch Act complaints and underscoring President Trump's drive to purge Republicans he considers disloyal.
WatchIn the largest single tranche of UAP records ever published by the U.S. government, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted FBI, NASA and DOD documents to a new war.gov site at President Trump's direction.
The controversial $1B+ retrofit of the Qatari royal family's gift jet is nearing completion, with delivery as a 'bridge' aircraft until Boeing's delayed VC-25Bs arrive in 2028.
Pete Hegseth testifies on eve of 60-day statutory deadline as Congress weighs whether to approve continued military action against Iran.
The Defense Secretary asked lawmakers to fund a 50% spending hike — the largest single-year increase in a generation. Democrats demanded an exit strategy. The 60-day War Powers clock runs out Friday.
President Trump posted on Truth Social Friday that the U.S. is 'getting very close to meeting our objectives' and mulling a wind-down, even as the Defense Department confirmed deployment of two Marine Expeditionary Units and oil prices remained above $110 per barrel.
Defense Secretary Hegseth confirmed the largest military supplemental request in American history, saying 'it takes money to kill bad guys,' but Republican Rep. Boebert said 'I am a No,' and Sen. Murkowski demanded a strategic plan before approving any war spending.