In a statement, Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses said the cuts were being conceived to pay for other Trump administration defense priorities, including a desired “Iron Dome for ...

Robert Salesses testifies on Capitol Hill. (Stefani Reynolds/Zuma Press) Robert Salesses, a longtime assistant defense secretary, is now the acting defense secretary, Pentagon officials said.

At the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Salesses said the Pentagon will come up with $50 billion in offsets from the Biden administration's fiscal year 2026 budget. The offsets are ...

President Trump announced Tuesday that he will restore the names of Fort Robert E. Lee and six other military bases that formerly honored Confederate war leaders. “For a little breaking news, we ...