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Elon Musk is set to visit the Pentagon Friday for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is calling "an informal meeting about innovation, efficiencies & smarter production." Thursday, President Trump took to social media to slam reports from the New York Times that Musk's visit would include a briefing on a potential war with China. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more.
Despite decades of cooperation, a report from NBC News finds President Trump is considering ending the U.S. practice of having a four-star general oversee NATO military operations. The Republican chairs of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees are calling on the Trump administration to not unilaterally make any strategic decisions. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has the details.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.
The military bases honoring Confederate generals recently had their old names restored, but with a twist. Not everyone is happy.
Fort Bragg and Fort Benning were among bases named after Confederate generals that were changed under the Biden administration. Now, they're reverting back to their old names, but not honoring the original namesakes. As Jim Axelrod reports, not everyone is happy.
Nearly 100 probationary employees were fired from the Defense Logistics Agency, and more defense cuts are expected.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Fort Moore in Georgia will once again be called Fort Benning. The U.S. military base was originally named in 1918 after Confederate General Henry L. Benning, but this time, it will honor Fred G. Benning, who served during World War I in France. The Moore's son, retired Col. David Moore, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss his disappointment with the change.
In President Trump's address on Tuesday night, he asked Congress to ban and criminalize "sex changes on children." He also pivoted to the military, shouting out Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and U.S. armed service members. He asked lawmakers to fund a "Golden Dome missile defense shield" for the U.S.
There appears to be confusion over the Defense Department's cyber policy against Russia after a directive from secretary Pete Hegseth. CBS News' Ellee Watson explains.
Sources tell CBS News that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has temporarily paused U.S. cyber operations against Russia as the Trump administration tries to initiate negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Nicole Sganga, CBS News homeland security correspondent, and Brandon Wales, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency executive director, have more.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's directive to U.S. Cyber Command on pausing planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, signals a shift in foreign policy under the Trump administration. This comes after the shocking clash between President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Andrew Borene, a senior fellow at the National Security Institute, joins CBS News with more.
The base, originally named for Lt.-Gen. Henry Benning, a Confederate general and Southern secessionist who opposed freeing slaves, will now honor a World War I Cpl. Fred Benning.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a directive to U.S. Cyber Command to pause planning and offensive digital actions against Russia, multiple U.S. officials tell CBS News. Lester Munson, senior fellow at the National Security Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the move.
A bipartisan group of former U.S. defense secretaries are now asking Congress to investigate the Trump administration's firing of top brass at the Pentagon, according to a letter obtained by the Associated Press. Charlie D'Agata reports on another Pentagon purge that could be even more alarming.
President Trump is giving U.S. commanders more leeway to authorize military airstrikes and special operational raids. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth implemented the changes earlier this month while meeting with senior U.S. military leaders in Germany. CBS News verification producer James LaPorta breaks it down.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will inspect the facilities at Guantanamo Bay where the Trump administration hopes to house migrants deported from the U.S. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
Major changes are happening at the Pentagon after a string of firings over the weekend. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired some of the military's top lawyers, cutting the judge advocates general for the Army, Navy and Air Force. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata unpacks the move.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is defending the Trump administration's decision to fire several high-ranking officials at the Pentagon. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to come up with plans to cut 8% from the defense budget in each of the next five years, sources familiar with his plans told CBS News.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to President Trump's priorities.
The Department of Government Efficiency is targeting the Defense Department, with officials saying firings are expected to start soon. Barbara Starr, longtime Pentagon correspondent, joins "America Decides" to examine the possible repercussions of the move.
U.S. government representatives met with Russian officials to talk about the future of Ukraine and a possible resolution to the nearly three-year war between Ukraine and Russia. European leaders voiced their frustrations about being left out of the process. New York Times Brussels Bureau chief Jeanna Smialek joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
The military announced in a social media post on Friday that it will no longer allow transgender people to enlist.
While addressing the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Vice President JD Vance accused European allies of what he claims is censorship. Tom LoBianco, national politics reporter for 24sight News, and Stephanie Lai, White House correspondent for Bloomberg, join "America Decides" to unpack Vance's speech and how it's being received.
Vice President JD Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Munich, Germany, on Friday as the Trump administration attempts to end Ukraine's nearly three-year war with Russia. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer and Eleanor Watson have the latest.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped up. Follow live updates here.
A jury has found former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second degree murder for the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall over eastern Cuba early Wednesday as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 storm, forecasters said, after pummeling Jamaica.
The Fed on Wednesday announced its second interest-rate cut of 2025, reducing borrowing costs in a move to spur U.S. hiring.
The government shutdown has gone on for more than four weeks, with no sign the impasse will end soon. Here's what lawmakers told CBS News they're doing.
Israel says it has "renewed enforcement of the ceasefire" after deadly airstrikes in Gaza that tested the U.S.-brokered peace deal.
The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil's recent history, with human rights organizations calling for investigations into the deaths.
The new site is intended to "help Americans push back peacefully, lawfully, and defiantly against presidential abuses of power."
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