The Pentagon has been directed to develop military strategies to ensure U.S. access to the Panama Canal, following President Donald Trump's assertions to "take back" control of this critical waterway.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called for a review of the military's fitness and grooming standards after such policies were loosened under the Biden administration.
European Union leaders have agreed to significantly increase defense spending in response to President Donald Trump's suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to eliminate 80,000 jobs by August 2025 as part of an aggressive reorganization to reduce its workforce to pre-2020 levels of just under 400,000 employees.
President Donald Trump has announced plans to recover billions of dollars' worth of U.S. military equipment left in Afghanistan following the 2021 withdrawal.
