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Alaska senator blocks Navy chief confirmation

By Jack Detsch, Joe Gould, Paul McLeary and Connor O'Brien July 31, 2025

MAGA is turning on Israel over Gaza, but Trump is unmoved

By Eric Bazail-Eimil, Connor O'Brien and Jake Traylor July 29, 2025

Pentagon thrown into confusion over think tank ban

By Jack Detsch, Paul McLeary and Felicia Schwartz July 28, 2025

Trump 2.0 Doesn’t Like Drama. So Why’s He Swallowing So Many Bad Headlines About Hegseth?

By Rachael Bade July 28, 2025

‘They’re consolidating power’: Navy secretary’s staff try to undercut incoming deputy

By Jack Detsch, Paul McLeary, Daniel Lippman and Joe Gould July 26, 2025

Pentagon suspends participation in think tank events

By Jack Detsch July 24, 2025

The Navy has struggled to construct ships. Now it may cut the admirals who help build them.

By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch July 16, 2025

Pentagon will start using Musk’s Grok

By Cheyanne M. Daniels July 14, 2025

Pentagon probes examine key Hegseth allies

By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch July 14, 2025

Trump weighs new Ukraine aid package

By Paul McLeary, Jack Detsch and Eli Stokols July 11, 2025

Appeals court lets Pentagon back out of 9/11 plea deals

By Josh Gerstein July 11, 2025

Rubio slams Russia over ‘lack of progress’ toward peace in Ukraine

By Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing July 10, 2025

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