White House pushes companies to ditch Macron’s space summit
More than 120 countries are attending the symposium in Paris.
Defense
Trump to promote acting Navy secretary amid Pentagon turmoil
Hung Cao has been serving in an acting capacity since John Phelan left the post in April.
Hegseth is winning the battle over the Pentagon’s future
Outgoing Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s effort to modernize the service was a large part of his undoing.
Army secretary resigns after tension with Hegseth
Dan Driscoll, in submitting his resignation, brought up concerns with the direction of the Army.
Military widows’ future stuck in partisan brawl over veteran benefits
The fight has little to do with grieving spouses, but they’re caught in the middle of a bigger battle over how veterans should get compensated for their service.
USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore on way home from Middle East
It is expected to stop in Thailand.
How the Iran war has made the US more vulnerable
The Pentagon’s inability to subdue Tehran, dwindling weapons stockpiles and distancing from allies have led U.S. military officials to question whether America maintains its clout.
Pentagon claims to have found ‘hidden’ files on final days of the Afghanistan war
Republicans have long accused former President Joe Biden’s administration of covering up mistakes made in the final days of the conflict.
The Iran war is already on November ballots
The conflict’s economic impacts — and not its foreign policy consequences — could sway voters.
Trump’s threats to Seoul may be worse than their bite
The decision to end annual military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea is unlikely to affect security on the world’s most militarized border.