Senate passes defense policy bill, heads to Obama's desk
The Senate on Wednesday passed a $612 billion annual defense policy bill for 2016, which President Obama has threatened to veto
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U.S. gives up effort to train Syrian opposition forces
The $500-million program had once been a linchpin of the strategy to defeat ISIS but has proved a fiasco
Russia ramps up military buildup in Syria
Moscow appears to be preparing to go after the forces opposing Assad in an effort to prolong his regime
Obama pick for Army would be first openly gay service chief
Longtime Pentagon official Eric Fanning could be the Army's new secretary
Putin defends Russia's military aid to Syria's Assad
As the White House worries about Moscow's intentions, Russian planes and tanks keep pouring in
Apparently drunk van driver causes scare at Pentagon
The van attracted police attention in the south lot of the Pentagon when 3 occupants were discovered "passed out" inside
9/11 remembrances
Americans commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
Pentagon trying to fix Syrian training program
Defense Secretary Ash Carter still believes training and equipping moderate Syrian rebels to fight ISIS is the right strategy, spokesman says
Is Russia ramping up its presence in Syria?
Russia could be preparing to put combat aircraft in Syria, presumably to conduct strikes against forces fighting Assad regime
Army suspends operations at labs due to anthrax probe
U.S. military is scrambling to explain and correct problems that led to the accidental shipment of live anthrax to dozens of labs
4 U.S. troops hurt in Egypt blasts
2 U.N. peacekeepers also injured by IEDs in restive Sinai peninsula, but soldiers' wounds not considered life-threatening
ISIS hacker behind U.S. military "hit list" believed killed in Syria
British citizen Junaid Hussein was number three on the Pentagon's list of most wanted ISIS targets
Pentagon: Reports "credible" mustard gas used in ISIS attack
Islamic extremists likely used the deadly chemical weapon against Kurdish fighters
U.S. and Syrian rebel allies at odds over who is the enemy
More than 600 fighters dropped out of U.S. training program due to differences over who to fight, says source
Russia believed to be behind Pentagon's Joint Staff email breach
The staff's unclassified system was the victim of a "sophisticated" intrusion in late July
Pentagon's early training of Syrian rebels seen as "failure"
Officials say first attempt at training rebels to fight ISIS was full of problems
Pentagon's Joint Staff email was victim of "sophisticated" intrusion
The staff's unclassified system was the target of the hack
Pentagon: U.S. launches 1st Syria airstrike from Turkey
As U.S. starts closer air raids of ISIS fighters, five Pentagon-trained fighters captured by al Qaeda affiliate inside Syria
U.S. officials: 5 Pentagon-trained fighters captured in Syria
Pentagon has lost track of some of the fighters who have apparently scattered; fighters probably captured by al-Nusra
Military readies plans to lift ban on transgender personnel
After the expected announcement, officials will take several months to analyze the policy change
Amid July Fourth threat, GOP pushes for defense funding
Republican Party attacks Democrats for "playing political games" over national security
Is the Syrian civil war hampering anti-ISIS recruitment?
Defense Secretary Ash Carter tells CBS News' Margaret Brennan that finding Syrians who want to fight ISIS - rather than the Syrian regime - is difficult
Pentagon breaks down price tag of war against ISIS
Since bombings began last August, officials say the U.S. has spent $2.7 billion, with war costing millions a day
Ex-Army doctor accused of grotesque training practices
Dr. John Hagmann's medical license and government contracts were suspended after the release of a report documenting alleged abuses
Robots programmed to save the world
The Pentagon's science research group, DARPA, convened 24 teams from around the world to compete for $3.5 million in a robotics competition
Investigation
Armed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen voters
American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia, Trump confirms
Witkoff blasted for calling Putin a "humanitarian"
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Iran says indirect talks with U.S. on ceasefire proposal continue
Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict treatments for trans inmates
Investigation
We tested an experimental weight loss drug. The results were "terrifying."
Video shows moments leading up to police fatally shooting toddler
Meta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico in data privacy ruling
