A reported $1.26 billion contract has been awarded by the Trump administration to build the largest immigration detention center on Fort Bliss land.

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Senate confirms Gen. Mike Guetlein as director of the Office of Golden Dome, enhancing U.S. missile defense against advanced ...

The US, under both Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden, has been ramping up its efforts to contain China. In 2023, it used the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement to gain access to four more ...

The Senate wants to increase funding for Ukraine's military by $200 million after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth paused ...

The United States Department of State announced at least P3 billion in foreign assistance funding to support energy, maritime, and economic growth programs in the Philippines. In a statement on ...

The secretary is responsible for making sure those people are able to do their jobs – which, collectively, is to defend the United States, the American people and U.S. interests. READ MORE: What ...

Today, I ask Lloyd Austin to once more take on a mission for the United States of America—this time as the secretary-designate of the Department of Defense. I know he will do an outstanding job.

He served as secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015. Before that, he served a dozen years in the U.S. Senate as a Republican senator from Nebraska. Secretary Hagel, great to speak with you again.

President-elect Joe Biden has named retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as his nominee for secretary of defense, the Biden transition team announced Tuesday.. The former commander of the US Central ...