Patrick Semansky / AP Trump Slams GOP Lawmakers' 'Total Submission' to Big Tech as House Overrides Defense Bill Veto President Trump criticized Republican representatives who voted to override his veto of a defense bill. By The Associated Press December 29, 2020
(Alex Wong / Getty Images) Report: Pentagon Abruptly Halts Biden Transition Briefings In a statement, Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller cast doubt on some aspects of Axios report, though the Biden team fired back. By Erin Coates December 18, 2020
Zhang Wen / Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China US 'Ally' Offers Chinese Troops Training on North American Terrain, Trump's DOD Puts an Immediate Stop to It If left unchecked, there's little doubt that China's global ambitions will play out in disastrous fashion in the coming years. By Jared Harris December 10, 2020
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Biden Pick for Defense Secretary Will Hit Major Roadblock Thanks to 3 Dem Senators Without the support of Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Jon Tester and Elizabeth Warren, Lloyd Austin's nomination could be doomed. By C. Douglas Golden December 10, 2020
University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File Pentagon Officials Float Possibility of Mandatory COVID Vaccines The Pentagon announced plans to distribute an initial batch of nearly 44,000 COVID-19 vaccines. By The Associated Press December 9, 2020
Greg Nash / Pool / AP House Passes Defense Bill Leaving Big Tech Protections Intact as Trump Renews Vow To Veto The House of Representatives passed a defense bill as President Trump renewed his threat to veto the measure. By The Associated Press December 8, 2020
Joe Raedle / Getty Images Pentagon Blocks Biden from Meeting with Military Intel Agencies The Biden transition team is upset because its efforts to meet with military intelligence agencies have not yet taken place. By Jack Davis December 6, 2020
Senior Airman Kristin Savage via AP President Trump Pulls American Troops Out of East African Nation President Trump ordered the withdrawal of the majority of American troops in Somalia. By The Associated Press December 4, 2020
Erin Schaff - Pool / Getty Images Trump Purges Pentagon Advisory Board, Cripples Establishment's Influence on DOD On Wednesday, the Trump administration axed 11 members from the Defense Policy Board, an in-house Pentagon think-tank. By C. Douglas Golden November 28, 2020
Sikorsky / U.S. Army Here's the Secretive Next-Gen Helicopter That Could Replace Army's Fleet of Black Hawks The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant combat helicopter could become the Army's new secret weapon, thanks to its lightning speed. By Samantha Chang November 26, 2020