U.S. Defense & Military Politics - Page 353

March 23, 2025

Lasers, space radars, missile interceptors: Defense leaders lay out vision for Trump's 'Golden Dome' project

Experts say President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" will need space-based radars, missile interceptors and laser weapons around the U.S. to defend the country from long-range assault.

March 23, 2025

Pentagon announces investigation into leaks, which could include polygraph tests

The Pentagon said it would investigate purported leaks of national security information, saying that the probes could include polygraph tests.

March 23, 2025

Hegseth suggests judge report to military bases after ruling that Pentagon must allow transgender troops

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday said the judge who ruled that the Pentagon must allow transgender troops should report to military bases.

March 22, 2025

Bill Maher calls out Elon Musk, DOGE for not taking 'chainsaw' to defense spending

HBO's Bill Maher slammed Elon Musk and DOGE for not targeting US defense spending in their effort to cut government waste, calling the Pentagon's budget "the biggest bloat of all."

March 22, 2025

Israel Goes Back on Offense

Big difference this time is Netanyahu has Trump's support 

March 21, 2025

Pete Hegseth reaffirms Iran 'will not get' a nuclear bomb under the Trump admin

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lays out the Trump administration’s foreign policy towards Iran on ‘Life, Liberty & Levin.’

March 21, 2025

Sudan's military says it has retaken Khartoum's Republican Palace, seat of country's government

Sudan's military has reportedly retaken the Republican Palace in Khartoum after almost 2 years of fighting, marking a symbolic victory for its military against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

March 21, 2025

Left loses it over possibility of Musk top secret China briefing: 'No business'

While the New York Times reported that Musk was set to receive details about a potential China conflict, the Pentagon and White House pushed back and said Musk’s briefing wouldn’t cover China.

March 21, 2025

Trump blasts NYT report on Elon Musk and secret China war plans

The ‘Outnumbered’ panelists break down President Donald Trump’s fiery response to a New York Times report claiming the White House planned to brief Elon Musk on classified military strategies for a potential war with China.

March 21, 2025

His brother’s keeper: Gal Dalal pleads for help as his brother Guy suffers in Hamas captivity

Gal Dalal went to the Nova music festival to meet up with his brother, Guy. After a few minutes, the two were running from rocket fire, and Guy was taken hostage by Hamas.