The US President deftly paved the way for this diplomatic showdown last week when he removed a key stumbling block to such a ...

National missile defense is still impossible—and expensive.

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing on June 12, 2025, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) pressed Defense Secretary ...

Donald Trump's conquering of the country is complete. The blows he's inflicted on American democracy will take a lifetime to heal.

Donald Trump’s conquering of the country is complete. The blows he’s inflicted on American democracy will take a lifetime to ...

Six months ago, the Danish government opened back channels to negotiate with the Trump administration about military and ...

Let’s talk about planes, power, and priorities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just found nearly a billion dollars — $934 million to be exact — hidden deep in the Pentagon couch cushions.

Hegseth is obviously the defense secretary, but there’s reason to wonder whether he’s calling all the shots at the Pentagon.

The White House has put a stop to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s alleged use of polygraph tests in an attempt to root out leakers to the press, according to a new report. As Hegseth became ...

Slog AM: Pete Hegseth's Obsessed with Your Crotch, Ichiro Is a Hall of Famer, and Here Comes Cathy Moore's Replacement ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s messes at the Pentagon have apparently become so impossible to ignore that his own allies are now using the press to appeal to his senses. At least that seems to ...