The U.S. armed services have long sought to preserve the tradition of a nonpartisan military. News analysis The U.S. armed services have long sought to preserve the tradition of a nonpartisan military ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forced hundreds of America’s top military commanders to attend an in-person assembly at Quantico, but practically no one was impressed with its messaging. Over the ...

Members of the U.S. Armed Forces will have to report to work without pay amid a partial government shutdown that began on Oct. 1. Military operations are necessary to national security, so service ...

On Sept. 30, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth convened a rare gathering of top U.S. military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, to speak to them about changes to the ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Before a gathering of the nation’s ...

President Donald Trump told senior military leaders on Tuesday that they have his steadfast support as he looks to rekindle the "warrior spirit" in America’s military. Trump delivered what he called a ...

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to military generals and admirals in Quantico, Va., on Tuesday morning. Hegseth called for the rare last-minute gathering of military leaders ...

Hegseth wants drill sergeants to bring back "shark attacks" during training. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday called for a sweeping overhaul of how the military handles allegations of hazing ...

The early 1990s saw the U.S. Navy rocked by the Tailhook sexual assault scandal, exposing a dark underside of military culture. At his presentation Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Defense ...

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President Trump is slated to attend an unusual meeting of military leaders Tuesday in Virginia organized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The meeting, which is reportedly expected to bring together ...

President Donald Trump will attend the last-minute meeting of the military's top brass in northern Virginia on Sept. 30. The president's plans add another layer to the already mysterious and likely ...