SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Senior defense officials of South Korea, Japan and Australia held trilateral talks Sunday to discuss the regional security situation and ways to strengthen their cooperation, the South's defense ministry said.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met separately with Singapore Prime Minister Wong and Minister for Defence Chan in Singapore on the

Republicans continue to make progress on President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security, though considerable divisions remain as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to bridge the differences in his conference.

“I think that’s fake news. So, I don’t view it as important.” His remarks come days after The New York Times reported that the Defense chief in mid-March disclosed sensitive information ...

Issuing his first budget proposal since returning to office, Mr. Trump sketched out a dim view of Washington ... to invest accordingly in the national defense or in other critical instruments ...