Pentagon

Pentagon cracks open Biden’s botched Afghan withdrawal as sweeping report readies all the receipts

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A new Pentagon review of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is set to declassify previously restricted materials from earlier investigations, reopening scrutiny of key decisions made during the Biden administration’s botched 2021 exit from the country.  The review will include interview transcripts, internal documents and prior … Read more

Trump praises ousted Navy Secretary Phelan amid tensions with Pentagon leadership

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Navy Secretary John Phelan was removed from his post after months of tensions with senior Pentagon leadership, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Multiple officials told Fox News Digital that both War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg had concerns with Phelan’s … Read more

Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon says Navy secretary is out

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Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon says Navy secretary is out – CBS News Watch CBS News Iran released video that appears to show ship seizures in the Strait of Hormuz. This comes as a top Pentagon official suddenly steps down from his post. CBS News’ Aaron Navarro and Aaron MacLean have more. … Read more

Trump says first releases from Pentagon UFO study will come out ‘very, very soon’ after Phoenix rally tease

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said the first releases from a Pentagon study on UFOs will come out “very, very soon.” Speaking at a rally at Dream City Church in north Phoenix on Friday night hosted by Turning Point USA and Turning Action, Trump told the audience they seemed … Read more

White House meets AI firm Anthropic amid political tensions, Pentagon dispute

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One month after President Donald Trump ordered a government-wide halt on artificial intelligence firm Anthropic’s technology following a clash with the Pentagon, the company’s CEO is back at the White House for high-level talks — as officials reconsider whether a system they sidelined over national security and … Read more

Hegseth quotes Bible at Pentagon briefing, Pope Leo blasts those who

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth quoted the Bible and attacked the press during a Pentagon briefing on Thursday. Shortly after, Pope Leo XIV posted on social media denouncing those who “manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain.” CBS News’ Weijia Jiang has more. Source link

Pentagon gives update on Iran war, says 13 ships were turned around by U.S. blockade

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine briefed reporters on the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz as the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire holds. This comes as China pressures Iran to reopen the key water passage and as U.S. Navy Admiral Brad Cooper, the … Read more

3 killed in latest U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, Pentagon says

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Three people were killed Wednesday in yet another U.S. strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the eastern Pacific, the Pentagon reported. U.S. Southern Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in Latin America, said in a social media post that the “lethal kinetic strike” in the eastern Pacific targeted “a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist … Read more

Bessent, Powell summon Wall Street CEOs for emergency meeting over Anthropic AI risks amid Pentagon dispute

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell summoned Wall Street bank heads to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday for a flash meeting to warn them of cybersecurity threats posed by AI giant Anthropic, according to a Thursday night report from Bloomberg. Bessent and Powell convened … Read more