Pentagon

• U.S. official says Canada yet to prove itself as ‘credible’ defence partner

  The comments were made days after the Pentagon said it was pausing a joint military cooperation advisory board 'to reassess how this forum benefits shared North American defense.'

  Canada

  May 21
  
• U.S. to withdraw 5K troops from Germany, Pentagon says amid Trump-Merz feud

  U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to withdraw some troops from Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized the U.S. strategy in its war against Iran.

  U.S. News

  May 1
  
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• Hegseth says Trump doesn’t need Iran war approval while ceasefire in place

  The U.S. Senate hearing saw the defence secretary reject accusations that the Iran war was launched without evidence of an imminent threat or without a coherent strategy.

  U.S. News

  Apr 30
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• Hegseth defends Iran war that has cost U.S. $25B so far in tense hearing

  The hearing before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee was focused on the Pentagon's 2027 budget proposal, which would boost defence spending to a historic US$1.5 trillion.

  U.S. News

  Apr 29
• Pentagon blacklisting Anthropic looked like punishment for AI stance: judge

  Anthropic’s lawsuit alleges that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth overstepped his authority when he designated Anthropic a national security supply-chain risk.

  U.S. News

  Mar 24
• Anthropic sues over Pentagon’s ‘supply chain risk’ label: ‘Unprecedented’

  Last week, the Pentagon formally designated the San Francisco tech company a supply chain risk after an unusual public dispute on how its AI chatbot Claude is used in warfare.

  U.S. News

  Mar 9
• New York Times sues Pentagon, Pete Hegseth over press access policy

  At least 30 news organizations, including Fox News, the Washington Post and Reuters, chose to give up their press badges rather than sign the new policy.

  U.S. News

  Dec 4, 2025
• Pentagon to investigate Democrat who urged troops to defy illegal orders

  Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona served in the U.S. Navy as a fighter pilot before going on to become an astronaut, later retiring at the rank of captain to enter politics.

  U.S. News

  Nov 24, 2025
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• Hegseth takes aim at ‘fat generals’ in speech to top U.S. military officers

  U.S. President Trump also addressed the gathering of hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals, in sometimes-wandering remarks that touched on various issues.

  U.S. News

  Sep 30, 2025
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• Mexico’s president rules out U.S. military entering to fight cartels

  Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said they were informed of a coming order, but it had nothing to do with U.S. military operating on Mexican soil.

  World

  Aug 8, 2025