List of Department of Defense articles
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President-elect Joe Biden departs after delivering a Thanksgiving address at the Queen Theatre on Nov. 25 in Wilmington, Delaware. Will Biden’s National Security Team Include Members of the Democratic Party’s Progressive Wing?
The president-elect’s picks have deep experience in the Washington establishment. It’s unclear whether the party’s left can make its voice heard in the new administration.
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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden gestures to the media as he leaves the Queen Theater after participating in a virtual roundtable with frontline health care workers on Nov. 18, in Wilmington, Delaware. Progressives Target Biden Cabinet Picks
Left-wing groups want to ensure Biden doesn’t pick Michael Morrell, seen as linked to post-9/11 counterterrorism policies, as CIA director.
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U.S. President Donald Trump Why Is Trump Threatening America’s Defense Budget?
The president is pushing against a law that digital rights groups say protect social media firms.
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin during an official ceremony in the Emirati capital's Al-Watan presidential palace on October 15, 2019. Pentagon Says UAE Possibly Funding Russia’s Shadowy Mercenaries in Libya
The Defense Department’s inspector general report comes just as Trump aims to sell the UAE billions of dollars’ worth of arms.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Pentagon Purges Leading Advisors From Defense Policy Board
It’s unclear why the Trump administration waited until its final months to shake up the influential group of outside experts advising top Pentagon leaders.
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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the US military following a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, July 20, 2017. Trump’s Pentagon Now Vetting Nonpolitical Experts
Political-style vetting is now being applied to special government employees and other hard-to-find outside experts.
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Then-U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy Biden’s Likely Defense Secretary Pick Flournoy Faces Progressive Pushback
From concerns about ties to defense contractors to worries about forever wars, at least one of the president-elect’s potential nominees is raising hackles.
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Members of the Cameroonian Gendarmerie patrol in the Omar Bongo Square of Cameroon's majority Anglophone Southwest province capital Buea on Oct. 3, 2018. Cameroon’s Government Is Deceiving the West While Diverting Foreign Aid
Paul Biya’s regime is ignoring the battle against Boko Haram and the Islamic State and using foreign counterterrorism assistance to fund its brutal repression of citizens with legitimate grievances.
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Former Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michèle Flournoy Biden and Flournoy Have Clashed Over Policy in Past
The putative front-runner to be U.S. defense secretary hasn’t always agreed with her future boss.
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This picture taken December 26, 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC. Top Pentagon Policy Official Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Trump loyalist Anthony Tata’s positive diagnosis came as officials have noted a relaxation of mask wearing inside the Pentagon.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before a meeting at the Pentagon on Jan. 18, 2018, in Washington. From a Midlevel Advisor to Pentagon Chief in Under a Year
Christopher Miller takes the reins at the Defense Department as the lame-duck White House replaces senior officials with Trump loyalists.
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This picture taken December 26, 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC. Trump Loyalists Primed to Further Remake Pentagon
Officials in the Pentagon see this week’s purges as a sign the White House will be even more aggressive in bending the Pentagon to its political whims.
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President-elect Joe Biden speaks to the media in Delaware. And the Top Contenders for Biden’s Cabinet Are…
Biden’s final picks could ultimately hinge on two runoff Senate races in Georgia, which will determine who controls the upper chamber.
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President-elect Joe Biden is seen in Delaware. Here Are the Experts Leading Biden’s Transition at Federal Agencies
Normally, they’d already be landing inside government agencies, preparing for a smooth transfer of power—but can’t yet as Trump levels unfounded claims about election fraud.
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U.S. President Donald Trump More Top Pentagon Officials Out After Trump Sacks Esper
“It’s embarrassing for the United States,” a former senior intelligence officer who served under Trump said of the recent spate of firings.
