A top House Republican who oversees Pentagon spending expressed surprise and concern about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order last month to slash nearly half the staff of the Pentagon’s test oversight agency, even as the U.S. embarks on major military initiatives including the F-47 fighter and the Golden Dome defensive system.
One day before the Trump administration deployed U.S. Marines to confront protesters in Los Angeles, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to direct the military to detain or arrest “lawbreakers,” a move one expert called “a grave escalation.”
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee would bolster procurement of F-15EX Eagle II jets in its draft spending bill for fiscal year 2026, according to legislative documents released June 9.
President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles amid mass deportation protests will likely cost $134 million, the Pentagon’s budget chief told lawmakers.
Russia attacked two Ukrainian cities with waves of drones and missiles early June 10, killing three people and wounding at least 13 in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called “one of the biggest” strikes in the 3-year-old war.
In recognition of the heroic actions of the Eighth Air Force during World War II, The Normandy Institute dedicated the Eighth Air Force Memorial as part of an unveiling ceremony at La Fiere Bridge in Normandy, France, June 5.
