ABC News’ Luis Martinez reports on comments that are the strongest statement from the military since Pete Hegseth was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense.
In today’s climate of perpetual war, the dream of peace continues to wither. Still, despite worsening odds, it’s important that it must not be allowed to die. The high ground must be wrested away from our self-styled “warriors,” who aim to keep the factories of death churning, no ...
Reed said in a statement after the meeting, "Today's meeting did not relieve my concerns about Mr. Hegseth's lack of qualifications and raised more questions than answers." One Republican senator on the Armed Services Committee who has not yet voiced her support for Hegseth is Sen. Joni Ern...
“Today we got down to some specifics, but we don't have a consensus on what we're going to do yet.” Committee Republicans on Tuesday discussed making changes to pharmacy benefit managers, which negotiate drug prices on behalf of insurers. There has been a major bipartisan push to ...
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It could be that such a phenomenon is also occurring today, as revolutionary new spaceflight and aerospace technologies are being developed and tested at a rapid pace. "It is understandable how observers unfamiliar with these programs could mistake sightings of these new technologies as something ...
The number of Chinese nuclear warheads could increase to 700 within six years, the report said, and may top 1,000 by 2030. The report did not say how many weapons China has today, but a year ago the Pentagon said the number was in the “low 200s” and was likely to double by the...
The fake report quickly gained traction and was shared by multiple media outlets, including the Russian-state controlled media outlet Russia Today to its 3 million Twitter followers and the Indian media outfit Republic to its 2.8 million Twitter followers. Both have since deleted their respective twe...
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who joined Hegseth in a meeting with House Republicans, defended the nominee and said, “All of us, at least all of us, have a time to grow up. We’re nominating Pete for who he is today not for what he did...
In its2023 annual report, the office of the Director for Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) says the CMV-22 Osprey is “not operationally suitable” for the carrier-resupply mission. The DOT&E, whose current director is Raymond O’Toole, describes its mission as...