The Trump administration has taken steps to reduce U.S. reliance on China for rare earth elements like lithium. The ...

New Articles ‘Gloves are coming off:’ Hegseth orders military to quickly buy, incorporate small, cheap drones into formations By Corey Dickstein Stars and Stripes • July 11, 2025 ...

President Donald Trump delivered an ominous warning on Wednesday as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized a major military move in the Middle East amid rising tensions in the area.

Hegseth also changed the military’s shaving policy earlier this year. Members who had skin complications from shaving too often were previously allowed to apply for medical waivers.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the military to increase its production of small drones to meet the growing threats emerging worldwide. Hegseth released a memorandum outlining the policy ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week authorized the mobilization of up to 700 troops to assist federal immigration officials in Florida, Louisiana and Texas in processing detainees at Immigrati… ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, whose work includes scrubbing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) from the U.S. military, is reportedly taking a “passive approach” to the federal holiday of ...

Hegseth responded by noting Trump previously gave Iran a 60-day deadline to either agree to a nuclear deal or face military action.

The Defense Secretary thinks that fighting wars are contests of warrior masculinity. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Members of the U.S. military salute during a ceremony to redesignate Fort Benning as Fort Moore, at Doughboy Stadium in Columbus, Georgia, on May 11, 2023.