Even Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee emerged from the classified briefing urging Pentagon officials to give them more information.

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It’s the latest legal victory for The New York Times against the Defense Department’s press crackdown.

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Some of the president’s biggest supporters in Congress expressed concern about the impact of increased military spending on the national debt.

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Major defense legislation approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee freezes three quarters of the Defense Secretary’s travel budget until Congress gets what it wants.

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The Hazardous Materials Team from the Arlington, Virginia, Fire Department was on the scene to assist Pentagon officials, the department wrote on X.

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The Hazardous Materials Team from the Arlington, Virginia, Fire Department was on the scene to assist Pentagon officials, the department wrote on X.

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The House vote to halt the Iran war, while largely symbolic, further stymies the administration's political priorities during a week where the GOP has already scuttled several of the president’s goals.

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The Pentagon chief, in a rare omission, avoided any mention of Taiwan in a speech to Asian officials.

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The Navy’s presence in the Caribbean has not reduced despite the Iran war.

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