Ukraine loses 220 troops on same day as Trump Zelenskyy fallout in fiery spat
Ukraine lost hundreds of troops on the battlefield on the same day Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a fiery fallout with President Donald Trump in the White House – underlining the high-stakes nature of the tense negotiations. The Ukrainian army lost over 220 troops in...
DOD civilians ordered to respond to ‘what did you do last week?’ email
Defense Department leaders reversed course this week and ordered all employees to respond to billionaire Elon Musk’s controversial “what did you do last week?” email by the middle of next week. In a memo to all civilian defense employees, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that...
Defense Health Agency director retires abruptly
Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland has retired as director of the Defense Health Agency, officials announced Friday. In a statement issued Friday, Dr. Stephen Ferrara, the acting assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, said Crosland, who served in her post since January 2023, was...
US might be gearing up for UK-based nuclear program, report says
The United States appears to be poised to reassert its nuclear footprint in the United Kingdom after nearly two decades of inactivity, according to a new watchdog report. The Federation of American Scientists published a report Wednesday compiling evidence it says strongly suggests the U.S....
Trump berates Ukrainian president, says he’s ‘not ready for peace’
White House support for Ukraine appeared to completely collapse on Friday after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated the Ukrainian President during a tense Oval Office meeting between the leaders, accusing Volodymyr Zelenskyy of not seriously looking for ways to end the...
VA crisis line workers say mission will be harmed by in-office mandate
Veteran crisis line responders across the country have largely tailored their lives around remote jobs since the pandemic. That will now all be upended, according to a mandate from President Donald Trump’s administration. There was a fear festering in Dean’s mind even before she found...
Trump names special ops vet Hung Cao as Navy Under Secretary
President Donald Trump on Thursday appointed former Virginia Senate candidate Hung Cao to serve as Under Secretary of the Navy, making the special operations veteran the second-ranking civilian leader for the service. The move came just hours after the Senate Armed Services Committee held a...
Trump appoints Hung Cao, Paul Dabbar to positions within administration
President Donald Trump filled two more roles within his administration late Thursday by announcing who will be serving as deputy secretary of commerce and under secretary of the Navy. Trump selected former Virginia congressional candidate, Hung Cao, to serve as the next under secretary of...