PENTAGON (DOD) Archives

Adam schiff and tim kaine speak to press

Congress passed the War Powers Resolution in 1973 after the Nixon administration secretly bombed Vietnam and Cambodia, killing hundreds of thousands of people.

Free press under attack. Caricature of pete hegseth

Diversity in the Military From Recruitment Targets, Not ‘Woke’ Goals

by Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation

November 3, 2025

At the meeting with the Generals in Quantico, Hegseth and Trump railed against what they see as the primary enemy: diversity in the Military.

Trump Admin Admits Doesn’t Know Who It’s Killing in Boat Strikes

by Nick Turse

November 1, 2025

Officials acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing in boat strikes and can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors.

Hegseth Bars Bearded Troops From Air Force Event

by Arianna Coghill, Mother Jones

October 30, 2025

The “war secretary” is using an event in South Korea to carry on his campaign against Black and brown soldiers.

Trump’s military strikes on boats lack justifiable targets and legal authorization

by Jeffrey Fields, International Relations

October 29, 2025

The 1973 War Powers Act (requires the president to notify Congress before hostilities) would apply to military strikes on boats in Venezuela.

Trump taps Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell for assistant secretary of defense

by Alejandro Serrano, Texas Tribune

October 22, 2025

The US Senate must confirm the appointment. Senator Brian Birdwell previously announced he would not seek another Texas Senate term.

New Pentagon policy is an unprecedented attempt to undermine press freedom

by Amy Kristin Sanders, First Amendment Expert

October 17, 2025

Press freedom advocates warn that recent changes in a Pentagon policy threaten journalists’ ability to cover the Department of Defense (not War).

Trump’s drone strikes videos on social media

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License to kill: Trump’s extrajudicial executions

by Intercept Briefing Podcast

October 10, 2025

The United States has executed 21 people over the last month in targeted drone strikes off the coast of Venezuela.

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Declaring war on the American people

by Peter Montgomery, OtherWords

October 8, 2025

The White House’s war on “the enemy within” is dangerous, unconstitutional, and grounded in lies.

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Pentagon Approves National Guard to Carry Weapons in DC

by Ariana Figueroa

August 23, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the thousands of National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia to carry their weapons as they patrol the city, the Pentagon said Friday. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said he is considering declaring a “national emergency” to keep troops…

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Trump asks Congress to increase defense budget to $1 trillion by cutting $163B in non-defense spending, ending dozens of programs

by Jennifer Shutt

May 3, 2025

President Trump wants to increase defense spending to $1 trillion each year while cutting several programs that help the American people.

A neighborhood in yemen. Photo by jones814 on pixabay

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The Trump Administration Is Hiding American Casualties of War

by Nick Turse

May 2, 2025

The U.S. government is keeping American casualty numbers for the undeclared war on Yemen secret. This is not normal.

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Marco Rubio silences criticism of Israel at State Department

by Matthew Sledge, The Intercept

April 26, 2025

Marco Rubio wants to dismantle the only internal sounding board for critics of Israel — and the only place those criticisms might’ve had any teeth.(What does Netanyahu have on these guys? —Editor)

A vintage book wrapped in chains to signify banned books

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Students Sue Department of Defense for Pulling ‘DEI’ Books From its School Libraries

by Serena Zehlius, Editor

April 17, 2025

The lawsuit accuses the agency of violating the First Amendment rights of students by restricting lessons and library books related to race, gender and sexuality.