A group of Senate Democrats are investigating an early March attack on U.S. troops stationed in Kuwait, where six service members were killed and another 20 were injured amid the U.S. war with Iran. The four Democrats — Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) and Mark Kelly (Ariz.), who are all...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will testify in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday to push for the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill on Monday. The testimony in the Senate chamber will take place a day after he is scheduled to testify before the House...
Pakistan has emerged as a key player in the U.S.-Iran peace talks, marking a remarkable turn of fortunes for its top general, who during President Trump's second term has transformed from a global pariah to a diplomatic heavyweight. Trump on Tuesday announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran, saying it would be in place...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Iran noncommittal as US sends Witkoff, Kusher to Pakistan for talks President Trump is dispatching special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to Pakistan this weekend for a second round of talks...
The arrest of a U.S. soldier accused of using classified information to place a prediction market bet on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is stoking new fears over how betting markets could threaten national security in high-stake situations. Lawmakers have raised concerns for months over the legal and ethical dangers surrounding prediction markets, and...
The abrupt firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest head to roll in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s turbulent Pentagon, points to President Trump’s anxiety over his ambitious and divisive vision for U.S. shipbuilding. Phelan, a billionaire and Trump fundraiser, was ousted on Wednesday, 13 months into the role, becoming the first service secretary to...
Navy Secretary John Phelan is departing the administration after serving in the role for just over a year, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. “On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy,” Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump extends Iran ceasefire and naval blockade President Trump said he would extend the U.S. ceasefire with Iran until Tehran provides a unified proposal, but added that the U.S. military blockade of the Strait...
The U.S. military has used up nearly half of its stockpile of Patriot air defense interceptor missiles and heavily expended six other key missile stockpiles during its seven-week strike campaign against Iran, according to a new analysis from the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The U.S. fired almost 50 percent...
The U.S. forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight without incident, the Pentagon announced Tuesday morning. The Pentagon said U.S. personnel performed a “right-of-visit, maritime” interdiction and boarded the “stateless sanctioned” M/T Tifani in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (Indopacom) area of responsibility. “As we have made clear, we will pursue global...
A GOP-linked group is urging Congress to slash red tape on the Pentagon’s defense acquisition process, a restructuring aimed at prioritizing shorter timelines for delivery, expanding the industrial base and boosting capacity. The new report from Polaris National Security, which was first shared with The Hill, argues that the acquisition process should be predicated on...
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