Military's archbishop criticizes plan to livestream execution
Archbishop for the U.S. Military Timothy Broglio said Catholic service members assigned to the firing squad that will execute the Fort Hood shooter should ask to be excused.
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Archbishop for the U.S. Military Timothy Broglio said Catholic service members assigned to the firing squad that will execute the Fort Hood shooter should ask to be excused.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a speech on Wednesday that the Pentagon is eliminating roughly 1 in 5 generals and admirals during the second Trump administration through firing or position cuts.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered institutions like the Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy in Annapolis to stop granting tenure to civilian faculty, in his latest change to military higher education.
Badly wounded and alone in Iran's desert, downed U.S. Air Force officer Dude 44 Bravo evaded capture for days as the Iranian forces and the U.S. military searched for him.
Democratic Rep. Jason Crow said neither he nor his colleagues in Congress have received "any information" about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's sweeping leak investigation.
President Trump has named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary, following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The Pentagon says "Operation Epic Fury" ended on May 5, after an Air Force email last month told service members to stop using the name for ongoing Iran operations.
At least 20 generals, admirals and civilian defense leaders have been fired or have departed their jobs since Pete Hegseth became defense secretary at the beginning of the second Trump administration.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is resigning, the White House confirmed.
A judge barred the Trump administration from enforcing a set of rules aimed at cutting off Anthropic from the federal government, ruling the administration had unconstitutionally punished the AI company for protected speech.
The appeals court in Washington, D.C., divided 2-1 in ruling in favor of the Trump administration in the legal battle over the Pentagon's escort policy for journalists.
Doctors raised a range of concerns about a testosterone screening policy announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which is likely to be costly to implement.
Military planners have examined options for possible action against Cuba, including an Army-led air assault involving the 101st Airborne Division.
Eight months ago, Hegseth told top military leaders there would be "no more beardos" and "fat troops."
Gen. Chris Donahue had earned the ire of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, multiple sources told CBS News.
Hegseth's speech echoed broader Trump administration rhetoric over border security and migration in Europe.
Last year, Hegseth called China a "threat" to Taiwan and said an attack might be "imminent."
The Trump administration plans to crack down on press leaks by requiring new and existing federal employees to sign NDAs.
Republicans are struggling to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran.
The war with Iran is now in its ninth week, and Congress is concerned about the reduction of global munition stockpiles and the ability to restock them.
An appeals court has ruled that the Defense Department can require journalists to be escorted on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge's decision to block its enforcement of a press access policy challenged by The New York Times.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shots.
House Democrats introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, claiming he has "demonstrated a willful disregard for the Constitution."
One of the sources said Hegseth wants someone in the role who will implement President Trump and Hegseth's vision for the Army.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine held a news conference at the Pentagon as gas prices in the U.S. continued to climb amid the ongoing war with Iran.
