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News Articles: Pentagon

FILE - A visitor walks in front of Alibaba booth during the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center, in Beijing, China, Friday, July 18, 2025.

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  • World

Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military

The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of Chinese military companies. The move prevents them from securing U.S. defense contracts.

June 09, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company founded in 2021.

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  • Business

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's Anthropic ban

The order briefly stops the government from labeling tech company Anthropic a "supply chain risk," calling that "classic First Amendment retaliation."

March 26, 2026
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By:
  • John Ruwitch
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.

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  • Business

Judge says government's Anthropic ban looks like punishment

Tech company Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI system, is suing the Trump administration over the government labeling it a "supply chain risk."

March 24, 2026
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By:
  • John Ruwitch
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026 in Arlington, Va.

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  • Media

U.S. judge rules against Pentagon restrictions on press coverage

The policy required media organizations to pledge not to gather information unless Defense officials formally authorized its release. A U.S. judge said the rules are at odds with the First Amendment.

March 20, 2026
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford seen in the North Sea on Sept. 24, 2025.

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  • National Security

USS Ford has seen war, fire and plumbing woes as it nears a record long deployment

The Ford's crew left Norfolk, Va., on June 24, initially bound for the Mediterranean. More than nine months later, the crew is now in the Red Sea for the war with Iran with no clear return date.

March 17, 2026
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By:
  • Steve Walsh
An Eagle Scout Award is seen pinned to a uniform. The Pentagon, which has considered cutting ties to Scouting America, is moving toward maintaining the relationship.

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  • Investigations

Pentagon shifts toward maintaining ties to Scouting

Months after NPR reported on the Pentagon's efforts to sever ties with Scouting America, efforts to maintain the partnership have new momentum

February 26, 2026
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  • Graham Smith
Family members of people who were killed in the midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport listen during a news conference ahead of a vote on an aviation safety bill on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

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  • National

U.S. House rejects aviation safety bill after Pentagon abruptly withdraws support

The House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bipartisan aviation safety bill that was spurred by the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., after the Pentagon abruptly withdrew support.

February 24, 2026
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  • Joel Rose
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • Politics

Trump administration's defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security

The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administration's focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere above a longtime goal of countering China.

January 24, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a classified briefing with senators on the situation in Venezuela, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.

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  • Technology

Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google's generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broader push to feed as much of the military's data as possible into the developing technology.

January 13, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to brief members of Congress on military strikes near Venezuela on Tuesday at the Capitol in Washington.

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  • National

Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video

The Senate has given final passage to the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%. It also pressures Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela.

December 17, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, sitting with other senior military leaders, listen as President Trump speaks at Marine Corps Base Quantico in September 2025.

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  • Law

U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes

Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats.

December 12, 2025
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  • Ryan Lucas
Members of the Pentagon press corps walk out of the Pentagon as a group after turning in their press credentials on Oct. 15. On Thursday, <em>The New York Times</em> sued the Defense Department and Secretary Pete Hegseth over its new media policy.

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  • Media

'New York Times' lawsuit creates a new headache for Pentagon chief Hegseth

The Times accuses Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth of violating its constitutional rights with a press policy that, the paper says, deprives the public of access to critical national security information.

December 04, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Sen. Mark Kelly waits to speak during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in 2023.

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  • Politics

Pentagon investigates Democratic senator for telling troops to refuse 'illegal orders'

The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with "illegal orders."

November 24, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
A rare earth minerals mine in China's Jiangsu province, photographed in 2010.

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  • National

Rare earths: Federal backing and tech advances aim to help the U.S. catch up to China

Rare earths aren't all that rare. The real choke point is in processing and refining them, where China enjoys market dominance.

November 21, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
From left: Taylor Swift, Protest Frog, Kristi Noem.

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  • National

Our quiz writer digs deep on politics and ... bowler hats. Can you score 11?

What do you know about marathoning seniors, Diane Keaton's fashion choices and Taylor Swift sales? Find out!

October 17, 2025
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  • Holly J. Morris
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