Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D‑IL) immediately backtracked after pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a concrete example of wasteful research the Defense Department should axe.
A retired U.S. Army captain is developing a tip line for Defense Department employees to report instances of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the military.
The Pentagon announced that it will permit civilian employees to aid Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel in border security and immigration enforcement operations.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Pentagon's recent prayer service to reporters, asserting that the DOD will continue to honor the tradition of "appealing to Heaven."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth opened an investigation into the Biden-era Afghanistan withdrawal, an operation that led to the deaths of 13 U.S. service members.
An estimated 1,000 service members have been discharged from the military following the Supreme Court's ruling permitting the Trump administration's ban on transgender-identifying troops.