The Pentagon's New Hire: A Capitol Rioter in the Policy Office
In a baffling turn of events, a man convicted for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot has secured a policy role within the U.S. Pentagon.
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Google Shrugs Off Staff Revolt and Declares Itself ‘Proud’ to Build AI for Trump’s Pentagon
Google has dismissed an open letter from nearly a thousand employees and declared itself ‘proud’ to provide classified AI to Trump’s Pentagon, marking a sharp reversal from its 2018 Project Maven climbdown.
Hegseth on the Ropes: The Moments the Pentagon Chief Wobbled Under Congressional Fire Over Iran
Pete Hegseth spent nearly six hours in front of the House Armed Services Committee defending the $25 billion Iran war, and the cracks showed every time lawmakers quoted him back to himself.
JD Vance Denies Worrying About America's Missile Stockpile, Then Worries About It On Live TV
JD Vance dismissed a report saying he was worried about America's depleting missile stockpile, then admitted on Fox News he was. The numbers behind the Iran war suggest he has every reason to be.
Politics
Hegseth's House Mauling Was Just the Warm-Up: The Senate Sharpens Its Knives
Pete Hegseth's bruising six-hour House Armed Services hearing on the Iran war was only the opening act. Thursday's Senate appearance, stacked with hostile Republicans and a personally aggrieved Mark Kelly, looks far more dangerous.
World
Two Months, No Answers: Why The Pentagon's Silence On The Minab School Strike Is Deafening
Two months after a US missile killed scores of Iranian schoolchildren in Minab, the Pentagon has said almost nothing. Former US officials warn the silence is highly unusual, and the gutting of civilian harm units may be why.
News
The Pentagon Tried to Muzzle the Press. A Judge Just Said No.
A federal judge has struck down the Pentagon's press credentialing policy as unconstitutional, ruling it discriminated against journalists based on editorial viewpoint and ordering press badges reinstated for New York Times reporters.
News
The Pentagon Thinks Anthropic Might Sabotage Its Own AI. Anthropic Thinks That's Absurd.
The US Department of Defense has designated Anthropic a supply chain risk after the AI company refused to remove restrictions on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons use from its military contract, with government lawyers alleging staff could sabotage military AI systems.