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Hegseth Lashes Out at Critics Calling for His Firing

In a new video, the defense secretary vowed to “finish what we have started.” Some Republicans say the Iran war was a big factor in their party’s midterm losses.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s defiant video is unlikely to quell calls for his impeachment or his dismissal.

National Guard to Expand Patrols in Washington With Military Vehicles and Boats

The Pentagon said that the decision by Pete Hegseth to widen the patrols was made on Oct. 29, just before a landslide defeat for Republicans in the midterm elections.

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The National Guard deployment in Washington reached a high of 5,148 troops in July, as part of a surge of military forces ordered for the country’s 250th anniversary.

Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump’s Options on Iran War

The midterm results laid bare the deep unpopularity of the war of choice that President Trump started and is now struggling to end.

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An American B-1 bomber taking off from an air base in the United Kingdom earlier this year.

Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump’s Options on Iran War

The midterm results laid bare the deep unpopularity of the war of choice that President Trump started and is now struggling to end.

© Toby Shepheard/Reuters

An American B-1 bomber taking off from an air base in the United Kingdom earlier this year.

Drone Boat Maker Saildrone Wins Protest Over Navy Contract

A federal judge’s ruling on the side of the small defense contractor was a rarity, as most company protests against government bidding decisions do not prevail.

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Saildrone Surveyor, a 72-foot-long autonomous drone, sails past the Golden Gate Bridge after scanning an area of the seafloor.

Anthropic’s Blacklisting by the Pentagon Was Legal, Federal Judges Rule

The Pentagon had “ample support for its conclusion” that the A.I. company’s products could pose a national security risk, according to a Washington appeals court.

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Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei.
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