Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will allow the Trump administration to implement its policy barring transgender people from serving in the military while legal proceedings move forward. The high court agreed to pause a lower court order that had blocked the administration from implementing its ban nationwide. The Justice Department sought…
Washington — Forty-five days into a U.S. air campaign against Iranian-backed Houthis, American forces have hit more than 1,000 targets in Yemen. Yet, despite promises from Trump administration officials to run “the most transparent Defense Department in history,” the Pentagon has held just one formal briefing in the first 100 days of President Trump’s second…
Military labs identify fallen soldiers Military labs identify long-fallen soldiers 02:54 Three airmen who died during a World War II bombing raid have been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Thursday. U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Charles W. McCook, 23, U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Henry J. Carlin, 27, and U.S….
The Pentagon set up a system in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office that enabled him to check messages on the encrypted messaging app Signal while at the office, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Two of the sources said the system bypasses standard Defense Department security protocols. A computer monitor in Hegseth’s office…
Trump tries to remove trans service members Why is Trump trying to remove transgender service members from the military? 04:32 Washington — President Trump on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow his administration’s policy prohibiting transgender people from serving in the military to take effect while legal challenges to the ban move forward. The…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff is moving to a new role at the Pentagon, a senior defense official told CBS News — the latest staffing shift after days of upheaval, after multiple top Hegseth aides were fired late last week. Chief of staff Joe Kasper will now work at the Department of Defense as…
Gen. Timothy Haugh, the head of both the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, has been fired by the Trump administration, the top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees confirmed late Thursday night, along with a source familiar with the matter. Haugh’s removal from the spy agencies was disclosed by Rep. Jim…
Elon Musk to visit the Pentagon Trump denies Elon Musk will be briefed on China war plan during Pentagon visit 04:18 Elon Musk visited the Pentagon Friday morning to meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about “innovation, efficiencies & smarter production,” Hegseth said in a post on X Thursday night. Hegseth denied a report by…
Reductions at the U.S.’ largest federal department began this week, as probationary employees were cut from the Defense Logistics Agency, which is part of the Defense Department. “DLA released probationary employees, consistent with the Department of Defense’s broader efforts to ensure resources are aligned with the department’s strategic objectives,” a DLA spokesperson said in a…
The Pentagon announced Monday that Fort Moore, formerly named Fort Benning for a Confederate general, will again be named Fort Benning, although it will now honor a different Benning. Defense Secretary Hegseth in a statement said the base will now honor Cpl. Fred G. Benning, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his extraordinary…