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A federal judge ruled in favor of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) Thursday, finding that Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated the senator’s constitutional rights by attempting to downgrade his rank and retirement benefits.  Hegseth targeted Kelly after he participated in a video warning members of the military not to…

President Donald Trump plans to announce an executive order on Wednesday directing the U.S. Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants. The order, first reported by The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by a White House official, comes as the administration plans to repeal the endangerment finding,…

1 of 6 | The United States intercepted a vessel in the Indian Ocean Monday that allegedly came from Venezuela. File Photo via U.S. European Command/UPI | License Photo Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. military chased an oil tanker from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean and intercepted…

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Under the Defense Appropriations Act signed into law on Tuesday, the US Department of Defense will receive $370 million for its Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP), which supports medical research projects with demonstrated scientific rigor and direct relevance to military health. A large part of that sum will be used…

Topline The Trump administration’s renaming of the Department of Defense to the “Department of War” could cost as much as $125 million, the Congressional Budget Office said in a Wednesday report, providing an estimate of the cost months after President Donald Trump said the change “just sounded to me better.”…

Topline Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense, alleging Trump administration officials violated his First Amendment rights and the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause for members of Congress, one week after the Pentagon started the process of downgrading the senator and former Navy…

The Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftahu Gbadamosi, has appealed to residents of the Offa community to remain calm and go about their end-of-year celebrations, following an unidentified object that fell and destroyed parts of three buildings in the town. ‎An explosion damaged parts of the buildings on Thursday night, injuring about…

Democracy Dies in Darkness The Defense Department’s new annual report on China notes “massive” military buildup while taking a more conciliatory approach toward Beijing’s national security threat. December 24, 2025 at 12:09 p.m. EST December 24, 2025 Military vehicles carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles DF-31AG travel past Tiananmen Square during the…

Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. The Federal Communications Commission has banned new drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the US unless the Department of Defense or the Department of…