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Defense

  • Mike Johnson arrives to the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol after winning speakership.

    Republicans Are Working Overtime to Keep Their Conference Together as Iran War Drags On

    April 14, 2026 10:01 p.m.

  • President Donald Trump attends UFC 327 in Miami

    Trump Orders the U.S. Navy to Blockade the Strait of Hormuz After Iran Talks Fizzle

    April 12, 2026 09:43 a.m.

  • Pentagon US Iran

    Trump Plans to Request $98 Billion in Supplemental Funds for Iran War and More

    April 10, 2026 02:00 p.m.

  • NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks at the Ronald Reagan Institute.

    Rutte Says NATO Allies Are Helping U.S. on Iran After a ‘Slow’ Start

    April 09, 2026 01:42 p.m.

  • Trump and Hegseth

    U.S. Cadets Were Stuck in the Persian Gulf After Trump Bombed Iran

    April 09, 2026 05:32 a.m.

  • White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks at a press briefing.

    White House Sends Mixed Signals on Strait of Hormuz Closure

    April 08, 2026 03:37 p.m.

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media.

    Hegseth Declares ‘Overwhelming Victory’ in Iran During Tense Ceasefire

    April 08, 2026 10:24 a.m.

  • President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Davos in January.

    The NATO Chief Is on an Alliance ‘Rescue Mission’ with Trump

    April 08, 2026 05:45 a.m.

  • President Donald Trump departs after speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House

    Trump Punts on Threat to Strike Iranian Infrastructure for at Least Two Weeks

    April 07, 2026 06:58 p.m.

  • President Donald Trump pretends to aim a gun while speaking with reporters at the White House.

    Trump Risks Disrupting Energy Markets for ‘Years’ With Strikes on Iran’s Infrastructure

    April 07, 2026 05:45 a.m.

  • President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.

    Trump Threatens to Jail Reporter Over Iran Rescue Mission ‘Leak’

    April 06, 2026 01:55 p.m.

  • President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during the swearing in ceremony for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin

    Trump Makes Profanity-Laden Threat to Target Civilian Infrastructure in Iran

    April 05, 2026 12:53 p.m.

  • Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George

    Hegseth Ousts Top Army General as Trump Weighs Ground Operation in Iran

    April 02, 2026 05:53 p.m.

  • Senior Iowa National Guard members salute as the remains of Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25.

    Military Experts Reveal How Ground Operations in Iran Could Fail

    April 02, 2026 02:48 p.m.

  • President Donald Trump addresses the nation

    Trump Says It’ll Be ‘Easy’ to Wrap Up the War With Iran ‘Very Shortly’

    April 01, 2026 09:49 p.m.

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media.

    Trump Says Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Is Other Countries’ Problem

    March 31, 2026 09:58 a.m.

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