China is on a mission to turn its military into a modern fighting force. In the second of this four-part series, we look at how its massive defence industry can support China’s military goals, and during wartime could be further bolstered by the civilian manufacturing sector. In the northeastern city of Shenyang, the future of…
The sudden dismissal of a senior Pentagon official who publicly contradicted Donald Trump has ignited a political firestorm in Washington, with critics accusing the president of undermining national security for personal gain. Air Force Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was dismissed from his role after his agency produced a report…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Trump’s law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said Friday. The Defense Department didn’t immediately offer any other details about the new development or why it was needed. The step is a escalation in Mr. Trump’s intervention…
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s Navy and Air Force are poised to cancel two nearly complete software projects that took 12 years and well over $800 million combined to develop, work initially aimed at overhauling antiquated human resources systems. The reason for the unusual move: officials at those departments, who have so far…
China is tightening its grip on the minerals that power the Western world’s most advanced weapons, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The controls aren’t loud or flashy, but they’re being felt in boardrooms, warehouses, and weapons factories across the United States. The Pentagon has already started to feel the strain. Missiles, fighter jets,…
Justin Fulcher, a senior staffer at the Pentagon and adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been ousted, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News Saturday. Fulcher started at the Defense Department as a member of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. He was then later promoted to a post as senior…
Hegseth defends U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear sites Hegseth defends success of U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear sites amid doubts over impact 07:26 Justin Fulcher, a senior staffer at the Pentagon and adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been ousted, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News Saturday. Fulcher started at the…
Washington and Beijing are on a “creeping path towards some kind of a deal”, former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said on Tuesday, while offering some rare support for US President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy towards China. Burns, who served as envoy to Beijing under former president Joe Biden from 2022 until this year,…
Reports that a senior Pentagon official has been telling America’s European allies to stay away from the Indo-Pacific may be a sign that Washington will ask its Asian allies to shoulder more responsibility for countering China, according to some analysts. The report cited sources who interpreted the Pentagon’s No 3 as “basically saying ‘You have…
By Hannah Parry is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. She has covered politics, tech and crime extensively.Hannah joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked as an assistant editor at The U.S. Sun and as a senior reporter and assistant news editor at…