Project Maven

Even before the Trump administration went to war with Iran, it was talking differently about its approach to combat. President Donald Trump relabeled the Department of Defense to something more in line with his values: the Department of War. His Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, promised to deliver on a philosophy…

US President Donald Trump is seeking $1.5 trillion in defense spending as part of the White House’s fiscal 2027 budget request, a roughly 40 percent increase from 2026 funding levels. The proposal released Friday, March 3, said a base of $1.1 trillion will be specifically for the Department of Defense,…

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MANILA, Philippines — The United States Department of Defense has started excavating a ship wreckage off Subic Bay to recover missing American servicemen believed to be on board the Oryoku Maru sank by the US Navy during World War II.Kelly McKeague, director of the Defense POW/MIA (prisoner or war/missing in…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. As the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran enters its 32nd day, we turn now to look at how artificial intelligence is reshaping how wars…

TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. America's first AI-fueled war is unfolding right now. Over the last three weeks, the U.S. and Israel have launched strikes against Iran, hitting a thousand targets in the first 24 hours alone - nearly double the scale of the 2003…

If Donald Trump says he’s ready for peace with Iran, why is the Pentagon planning to deploy thousands of troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East? The Department of Defense is plotting to deploy 3,000 members of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, two U.S. officials told…

Iranian authorities have said there is no direct or indirect contact with United States President Donald Trump. Trump had announced that he has directed the Department of Defense to defer all airstrikes targeting Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five-day period. He attributed his decision the “success” of…

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Anthropic cannot manipulate its generative AI model Claude once the US military has it running, an executive wrote in a court filing on Friday. The statement was made in response to accusations from the Trump administration about the company potentially tampering with its AI tools during war. “Anthropic has never…