Latest "Trump pentagon" stories

Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct a training exercise in northeast Syria on Dec. 3, 2020, while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

Documents detail legal fight to make the Pentagon share Middle East troop numbers

A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit reveals Middle East troop numbers the Pentagon sought to obscure.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Row explodes between Pentagon, Biden transition team

Biden officials accused political appointees at the Pentagon of "limited cooperation" in the transition process, something department officials have denied.

By Aaron Mehta

3 years ago

Defense Business Board members replaced with Trump loyalists

President Trump's former campaign manager is among the new appointees to the advisory board.

By Aaron Mehta

3 years ago

After firings and turnover, national security community wonders: What’s next?

The unprecedented removal of top Pentagon officials during a presidential transition has left the national security community wondering if the turnover is based solely on loyalty to the president.

By Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould

3 years ago

McCusker has Pentagon comptroller nomination killed

McCusker raised concerns about plans to suspend Pentagon funding for Ukraine, that ultimately became the core of the impeachment case against President Donald Trump.

By Aaron Mehta

4 years ago

Trump blasted top military generals as ‘a bunch of dopes and babies’ according to new book

The new revelations outline a disastrous Pentagon meeting early in Trump presidency that upset top military leaders.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago