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82 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 17, 2026.
WatchThe fact-finding mission says two Feb. 28 strikes killed at least 178 civilians, most of them schoolgirls. It goes to the Human Rights Council Monday. Washington hasn't answered its June requests for a meeting.
The nonpartisan budget office's first full accounting excludes damage to U.S. bases, the fuel bill for other agencies and interest on the debt. It says restocking missile defenses could take five years, and it notes the Pentagon refused to provide detailed data.
The inspector general's first mandatory report to Congress contradicts Trump's claim two weeks ago that the U.S. has 'virtually unlimited' ammunition. A CSIS analyst says the stockpile is fine for Iran and would last about a month against China.
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.
WatchOn the 25th anniversary of the attacks, Bush, Clinton, Obama and Biden joined Vice President Vance in Lower Manhattan for the reading of nearly 3,000 names. Across the river from Washington, the president told the Pentagon crowd that 'Iran will never, ever have a nuclear weapon.'
U.S. forces fired more than 30 Patriot missiles defending Muwaffaq Salti Air Base overnight. No American deaths were reported.
WatchTwenty-five years after the September 11 attacks sent U.S. troops into Afghanistan, the group they were sent to remove is back in power — and equipped by the country that spent two decades trying to defeat it. Kabul says the weapons are not up for negotiation.
Rep. Jason Crow sits on House Armed Services and Intelligence. He says neither panel has been briefed on the polygraphs given to senior officers over leaked weapons-stockpile numbers.
Adam Telle, who until Friday handled flood control and Clean Water Act permitting, becomes acting Army secretary after Dan Driscoll resigned amid reported friction with Pete Hegseth.
An interagency agreement running to 2036 moves funds from the National Institutes of Health to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War. Rep. Rosa DeLauro says up to $2 billion could come out of a single infectious-disease institute.
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.
Three U.S. officials say the defense secretary personally removed at least six colonels selected for two-star rank by an Army board. More than 80 generals and admirals have now been fired or blocked under him.
Defense and NATO officials told the AP that American forces in Europe could not stop a sustained Russian ballistic missile attack. The Pentagon says the reports are false.
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.
U.S. Northern Command says the aircraft were downed Tuesday night and Wednesday morning after being judged hostile. It won't say where, or which cartel they belonged to.
U.S. District Judge Rita Lin permanently barred the administration from enforcing a supply-chain-risk designation she said was retaliation for the AI company's criticism of the Pentagon.
The report counts nobody killed in the Caribbean and Pacific boat strikes — roughly 215 people over two years — and arrives after the office that tracks civilian harm shrank from 40 staff to nine.
A memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg lands as an outside analysis estimates the U.S. Patriot interceptor stockpile has fallen at least 65% since the Iran war began.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut found the Defense Department blew its own regulatory deadlines when it stopped evaluating whether wind farms interfere with military operations, stranding roughly $50 billion in investment across 25 states.
Frank Kendall, who ran the Air Force from 2021 to 2025, was accused of leaking classified details about the Qatari-donated presidential jet. 'I'm completely mystified,' he told the AP.
WatchDefense officials tell CBS News the American arsenal of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles is all but empty, and an independent tally says Patriot interceptors have fallen by roughly two-thirds since the fighting began.
Defense Department estimates provided to Congress project an average of 2,500 troops in Washington through January 2029, at a cost covering fiscal years 2027 through 2029.
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.
Separation boards for transgender service members are held behind closed doors on military bases with no cameras, no transcripts and no public access. At least six troops were barred from their own hearings.
WatchSources tell CBS News the two governments want any campaign against Iran's energy grid wrapped up before financial markets open Monday. President Trump has not given final approval.
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.
WatchThe Defense secretary's memo makes hormone screening a standard part of the periodic health assessment for active-duty and reserve troops, and endocrinologists are warning that the treatment it opens the door to carries real risks.
Two razor-thin votes — 216-212 and 216-214 — sent the defense authorization and a reconciliation framework to a Senate where Republicans still need Democratic votes they do not have.
WatchThe Defense Casualty Analysis System dropped four service members — three killed in Jordan and one in northern Iraq — in the space of a day. Military officials said the deaths were struck because they came after President Trump declared a cease-fire in April.
WatchPresident Trump warned of "strong" retaliation after three more U.S. service members were killed over the weekend, and the Pentagon is rushing F-16 and F-35 jets to the Middle East as fears of a prolonged war grow.
WatchDefense Department officials privately peg the price of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran at $80 billion to $100 billion once destroyed aircraft, battered bases and spent munitions are counted — far above the roughly $30 billion the administration has cited publicly.
The defense secretary said the joint effort will pursue unauthorized disclosures 'with the full force of the law,' days after the government subpoenaed New York Times reporters.
Nearly 5,150 troops will stay in the capital at a cost of more than $3 million a day, even as studies find the deployment has had little to no effect on violent crime.
The supplemental request, sent Wednesday, is largely meant to replenish the Pentagon after Operation Epic Fury, and lands at a politically fraught moment for lawmakers wary of the war.
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.
The updated 1260H roster now names 188 entities, sweeping in major consumer-facing firms the Defense Department says aid Beijing's military buildup. The companies flatly rejected the designations.
The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment to the highest level amid concerns Israel eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.
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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly curtailed journalists' access in the Pentagon, raising concerns about transparency.
Decision appears driven by anti-diversity stance rather than merit-based considerations, raising concerns about military leadership.
David Rush, a longtime CIA operative, had contact with Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg during Trump's first term, though officials say the two men were not close.
The Trump administration's months-long campaign against suspected trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific has now killed nearly 200 people. The Pentagon's watchdog is reviewing whether targeting rules were followed.
Vice President's speech comes as Pentagon advances artificial intelligence integration into warfare systems, sparking debate over autonomous weapons.
The Office of Strategic Capital is weighing debt and equity deals that could give the federal government direct ownership of domestic drone manufacturers, a plan likely to draw conflict-of-interest scrutiny.
President's surprise social media announcement reverses Defense Department decision from last week, catching military officials off guard.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confronts longstanding Pentagon and Congressional failures to strengthen defense industrial base.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confronts years-long failure to address weapons production gaps as tensions escalate in the Middle East.
Oil retreated below $110 as the president gave Tehran a 72-hour window to accept a U.S.-backed deal — even as the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Eisenhower remained on station in the Arabian Sea.
Military officials typically avoid partisan politics to maintain apolitical image as Hegseth stumps for challenger against Thomas Massie.
Defense Department's top budget official raises cost estimate by $4 billion in two weeks. Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to say when administration would request additional war funding.
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.
Initial release contains murky images showing unidentified objects, with government promising more files will be made available on a rolling basis.
Defense Department moves to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption for national security amid ongoing dispute with Anthropic.
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.
American military stockpiles rapidly depleting as Iranian conflict stretches into costly prolonged engagement. Pentagon faces mounting pressure over unsustainable spending and strategic implications.
Critical weapons shortages leave America less prepared to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration officials say.
High-ranking defense official leaves Trump administration as tensions mount with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during ongoing Iran conflict.
The massive funding request for unmanned systems represents a strategic shift toward autonomous warfare capabilities and emerging technology priorities.
House lawmakers had been scheduled to hear from senior military commanders next week, but the Republican majority delayed the hearing amid ongoing Middle East conflict.
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