Northrop Grumman joins the defense merger surge
With global tensions and U.S. military spending rising, the contractor is buying Orbital ATK for nearly $8 billion
Pentagon
Top Trump advisers tutor the president in globalism
Trump's national security team had become alarmed by Trump's questioning about the value of a strong American presence around the world
Political analysis
President Trump will attend his first U.N. General Assembly this week in New York. This comes as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley says that the U.N. has exhausted all options on North Korea and it might be time to turn to the Pentagon. Susan Page, Washington bureau chief for USA Today, joins CBSN to discuss.
Transgender troops can re-enlist, guidance says
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is convening a panel determine how to implement President Trump's ban
Trump commemorates 9/11 at White House, Pentagon
Ceremonies honor the nearly 3,000 killed when hijackers flew planes into World Trade Center, Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Pentagon: U.S. troop total in Afghanistan larger than reported
Senior Defense officials for the first time said there are about 11,000 U.S. forces currently deployed to Afghanistan
Mattis contradicts Trump on North Korea
Defense secretary said U.S. and South Korea aren't yet done trying to find common ground with the North
Mattis: Transgender troops in military can continue to serve for now
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he will establish a panel of experts who will provide recommendations on how to implement the president's direction
Firestorm over Xmas Day Attack
Several top U.S. intelligence officials have admitted to failure in preventing the attempted Christmas Day bombing on board Northwest Flight 253. Lara Logan reports.
Failure Linking Ft. Hood Dots
A Pentagon report reveals that a terrorism task force missed the chance to view suspicious e-mails sent before the Ft. Hood attack. David Martin reports.
Capturing the swarm
60 Minutes almost abandoned this week's story on autonomous military drones for a simple reason: the devices were almost impossible to film
Pentagon cites artillery "mishap" in 2 U.S. deaths in Iraq
Soldiers identified as 22-year-old Sgt. Allen L. Stigler Jr. and 30-year-old Sgt. Roshain E. Brooks
2 U.S. soldiers killed during operations in Iraq
Military says deaths, and five other troops wounded, not result of "enemy contact," but gives no further detail
U.S. military has been "locked and loaded" for a long time
When it comes to North Korea, American forces in Asia have spent years being ready to respond to an attack in minutes
Russia flies military observation plane over Capitol, Pentagon, CIA
The flight was allowed under the Open Skies Treaty
Trump withholds approval of a long-delayed Afghanistan war strategy
The president is even considering a radical shakeup of his national security team
Pentagon IDs 2 paratroopers killed in Afghan attack
Sgt. Jonathon Hunter, 23, of Columbus, Ind., and Spc. Christopher Harris, 25, of Jackson Springs, N.C., were killed Wednesday
Joint chiefs of staff chairman says transgender policy unchanged for now
Gen. Joseph Dunford said the U.S. will continue to permit transgender individuals to serve until Mattis receives Trump's direction to change policy
Secretary Of War
Defense Secretary Robert Gates discusses the war in Afghanistan in a candid and wide-ranging interview with Katie Couric, who accompanied him to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan.
Record number of Afghan civilians killed in 6 months
United Nations report finds 12% increase in civilians killed by insurgent attacks compared to 1st half of 2016
Report: U.S. nuclear inspection results now concealed
Change goes beyond standard practice of withholding detailed information on inspections
Pentagon delaying transgender enrollment decision until 2018
A Mattis memo says he wanted to give the services time to ensure the change won't affect the readiness and lethality of the force
2018 House funding bill for U.S. military exceeds Trump's request
The measure would fund overseas military operations, personnel and pay, research and development and equipment procurement
Turkey: U.S. promised to reclaim weapons from Kurds after ISIS fight
Defense Ministry says Mattis sent letter assuring Turks they won't face Kurdish separatists coming home with American firepower
U.S. shoots down Syrian fighter jet in self-defense, officials say
President Bashar al-Assad's forces attacked Syrian Democratic Forces just south of Tabqah on Sun. afternoon, U.S. officials said
FEMA suspends employees who signed letter blasting Trump-era changes, sources say
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has suspended more than 20 employees who signed an open letter criticizing the agency, multiple sources told CBS News.
Denmark summons U.S. envoy over reported covert ops in Greenland
Denmark's primary national broadcaster says Americans linked to Trump are carrying out covert influence operations to foment dissent in Greenland.
Cracker Barrel to return to its old logo after backlash
Last week, Cracker Barrel announced that it was changing its logo to remove the image of a man sitting in a chair leaning against a barrel, and replacing it with a logo that only featured the chain's name.
America's billionaires pay lower tax rates than you do, study finds
The wealthiest 400 people in the U.S. pay a tax rate of 24%, lower than the average rate for all other taxpayers, economists find.
SpaceX launches giant Super Heavy-Starship rocket on critical test flight
SpaceX launched its huge Super Heavy-Starship on Tuesday, chalking up what appeared to be a remarkably successful test flight in the wake of three back-to-back failures earlier this year.
Trump's move to fire Lisa Cook could give him leverage over Fed board, analysts say
Removing a top Fed official threatens to shake investor confidence in the central bank's long-standing independence, according to Wall Street observers.
Portrait believed looted by Nazis spotted in Argentine real estate ad
Argentine police raided a villa as part of a hunt for a 17th-century Italian portrait believed looted by a Nazi officer 80 years ago from a Jewish collector that was just spotted in a real estate ad.
Florida could be next big target for GOP redistricting before 2026 elections
Florida has plans to target three to five House seats held by Democrats.
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Texas man arrested for allegedly making bomb threats outside ICE facility
A Dallas man was arrested for allegedly approaching an ICE facility and claiming he had a bomb, a senior Homeland Security official tells CBS News.