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Trump’s Defense Secretary Pick Doesn’t See Problem With Confederacy
Pete Hegseth wants to name military bases after men who loved slavery so much they went to war with the United States.
Secretary of defense must perform a ‘delicate dance’ between the president, Congress and the public
Leading the US Defense Department is a massive job, broadly affecting Americans’ security at home and abroad and overseeing ...
Trump Defense nominee Hegseth is ‘dangerously unqualified,’ Duckworth says
Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee, is the most ...
Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq
The Iraqi prisoner had sued the Biden administration, saying he would be at risk for abuse at a prison in his homeland.
Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks
The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid ...
The historic importance of Greenland for US national security as debate over island's future roars on
President-elect Donald Trump's recent comments on Greenland has put the world's largest island, a district of Denmark, to the ...
Greece examines impact of US blacklisting of Piraeus port owner COSCO - sources
Greece's biggest port Piraeus is operating normally following a U.S. blacklisting this week of its majority owner, China's ...
Trump’s Cabinet picks face tests of loyalty during upcoming confirmation hearings
Senate confirmation hearings set to begin this week are likely to reveal a defining trait uniting Donald Trump’s incoming ...
Austin tells OMB $926 billion defense budget needed, $55 billion over current plan
The recommendation offers a path forward with defense-spending caps - imposed under a 2023 debt-limit deal - expiring after ...
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Surgeon general’s advisory on alcohol’s cancer risk puts industry on defense
After a report detailing the health risks of imbibing, at least one analyst thinks the incoming Trump administration could ...
US adds Chinese tech giants to list of companies allegedly working with China’s military
The US Defense Department has added Chinese tech companies Tencent, a social media and gaming giant, and CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, to a list of firms that it alleges work with China’s ...