The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.
The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principles: more aggression, less accountability.
Anthropic says Pentagon's "final offer" is unacceptable
The company is facing a Friday night deadline to comply or face potentially huge consequences.
Hegseth Lied About Key Detail on Boat Bombing According to Video
Lawmakers who saw the video of the second strike say it was nothing like what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed.
Pete Hegseth Found Guilty By Inspector General Over Signalgate
Whiskey Pete's leaked information could have imperiled American troops had it been intercepted by a foreign adversary.
Dear Troops: Please Don’t Go to Jail for Pete Hegseth
In his second term, Trump has gone from pardoning war criminals to making war crimes official policy.
Exclusive: Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops and mission objectives, when he used Signal in March of this year to share highly-sensitive attack plans targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to four sources familiar with the contents of a classified Inspector General report that was sent to Congress Tuesday night.
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