NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces backlash for defending man who allegedly charged police with knife, calling for mental health ...

NYPD body-cam footage released Tuesday shows the moment an officer opened fire and severely injured a mentally ill Queens man ...

The Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy is a major departure from decades of established defense policy, and may not be sustainable, according to experts who spoke to Defense One. While the ...

The appropriation for the Pentagon is one of the largest items in the last remaining spending bills that fund the federal government, and this year it’s coming in at $839 billion. The Senate’s return ...

America First. Peace Through Strength. Common Sense. These bolded words on the first page of Secretary Hegseth’s memorandum set the tone. The Department of War released its 2026 National Defense ...

The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team rehearses for Qatar's International Festival of Military Music and Marching in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 15, 2025. (Photo: Air Force Senior Airman Geneva Nguyen) The U.S.

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department said in an influential strategy document published Friday that the U.S. military’s top focus is no longer on China but instead the homeland and Western Hemisphere.

NATO’s forthcoming plans to deter Russia includes “significant improvements to our air and missile defenses,” as well as fifth-generation jets, alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said ...

The Pentagon has released its 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), outlining a shift in U.S. military priorities under the Trump administration, with a focus on homeland defense, reduced emphasis on ...

The Pentagon on Friday night released a long-awaited strategy that prioritizes the U.S. homeland and Western Hemisphere — a stunning reversal from previous administrations that aligns with President ...

You must select at least one newsletter. Your morning roundup of breaking military and defense news around the world by former paratrooper Ben Watson with news editor Jennifer Hlad. From reveille to ...

President Trump in his first term and since reentering office in January 2025 has rebuilt the American military to be the world’s absolute best—its most formidable fighting force. But it is essential ...