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  1. vision 2020
    Could Biden Move Left on National Security?His party-unifying repositioning on domestic policy might extend to such topics as the Pentagon spending cuts that Sanders and Warren have promoted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. ufos
    Pentagon Officially Releases Three Videos of ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’Though the three videos were already public in some form, the DOD’s decision to release them cements a military consensus to take UFOs more seriously.
    By Matt Stieb
  3. impeachment
    Unredacted Emails Show Pentagon’s Concern Over Trump Withholding Aid to UkrainePentagon emails call the withholding of aid a “clear direction” from Trump, as officials worried he would violate the Impoundment Control Act.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. russia
    Pentagon: U.S. Is Falling Behind Russia in Global InfluenceThe white paper doesn’t directly blame the president, but its conclusions might as well.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. vision 2020
    Elizabeth Warren Unveils Plan for Cleaner, Greener War MachineWarren’s new climate plan focuses on greening the Pentagon. That’s a smart as a legislative tactic, but slightly off-brand as a campaign pledge.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. foreign policy
    Trump Mulls Legally Dubious Plot to Deny Aid to Poor ForeignersThe White House might refuse to spend $3 billion that Congress appropriated for foreign aid (even as it demands a $716 billion military budget).
    By Eric Levitz
  7. U.S. Army Is Discharging Immigrants Who Were Promised CitizenshipAt least 40 recruits and reservists have been quietly booted with little explanation, and now their immigration status could be at risk.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. The Navy Is Planning Tent Cities for Undocumented ImmigrantsThe administration’s “zero tolerance” policy has spawned plans for military facilities to house tens of thousands of detained immigrants.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. select all
    13 Reasons to Believe Aliens Are RealHow seriously should you take those recent reports of UFOs? Ask the Pentagon. Or read this primer for the SETI-curious.
    By David Wallace-Wells, James D. Walsh, and Neel Patel
  10. Here’s a Video of a Navy Jet Encountering a UFO“What the f*ck is that thing?”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  11. The Pentagon’s ‘Logistics Agency’ Lost Track of More Than $800 MillionMeanwhile, conservatives say that military funding must be increased immediately to avert disaster — and wasteful government programs must be cut.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. The Pentagon Is Afraid to Give Trump More Military Options on North KoreaTop Defense officials believe that a military strike would be reckless and unnecessary — and don’t trust Trump to reach the same conclusion.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. Reports: The Pentagon Spent Millions on UFO ResearchFor about five years, the government wanted to believe.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. sexual assault
    The Pentagon Released Base-by-Base Data on Sexual Assault in the MilitaryThis is the first time the Pentagon has broken down the numbers by military base.
    By Amanda Arnold
  15. U.S. May Bomb ISIS in the Philippines: ReportAs Tillerson meets with Duterte, the Pentagon mulls opening a new front in America’s war against the (so-called) Islamic State.
    By Eric Levitz
  16. A Transgender Servicemember on How He’s Coping With Trump’s Ban“We will continue to serve our nation as we always have, until they tell us that we can’t.”
    By Lily Carollo
  17. transgender rights
    The Pentagon Reportedly Spends 5 Times More on Viagra Than Transgender ServicesThe Defense Department spent $84 million on erectile-dysfunction meds in 2014 alone.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  18. The Trump Doctrine in Afghanistan: Let the Generals Handle ItWe’re about to find out what Mattis’s Pentagon will do with mostly unchecked authority to conduct a war.
    By Jonah Shepp
  19. This Is What a ‘Successful Interception’ of a Mock ICBM Looks LikeU.S. officials released a video that shows the simulated ICBM being shot down.
    By Jen Kirby
  20. Former CIA Director Resigns From Trump’s Transition TeamAnd he isn’t the only one who’s finding the job of “relatively sane national security adviser to Donald Trump” to be a challenging one.
    By Eric Levitz
  21. Roadside Bomb in Syria Kills U.S. Service MemberThe first member of the American military to die in Syria since the U.S. deployed Special Operations Forces last year to defeat ISIS.
    By Jen Kirby
  22. syria
    U.S. Ends Syrian Rebel Training ProgramMeanwhile, the conflict in Syria continues. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  23. Openings
    Robert Irvine Will Open a Restaurant in the PentagonCurrently, meal options come from one of the building’s five food courts.
    By Clint Rainey
  24. government shutdown
    Furloughed Pentagon Workers to Return to WorkMost of them, anyway.
    By Adam Martin
  25. navy yard shooting
    What Did The Pentagon Know About Aaron Alexis’s Recent Troubles?A run-in with police went unreported.
    By Adam Martin
  26. your tax dollars at work
    Military Marks Afghan Withdrawal by Destroying $7 Billion of Its Own EquipmentThey can’t leave it by the curb with a Post-it note.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. top secret
    Pentagon Employees Can Read No Easy Day, But Can’t Talk About ItSo much for the book club.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. ink-stained wretches
    Pentagon Contractor Admits to Running Smear Campaign Against JournalistsThe contractor says government money wasn’t used in the online attack.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the war in afghanistan
    U.S. Troops Posed for Pictures With Dead Suicide Bombers in AfghanistanThe Los Angeles ’Times’ has released the photos despite requests from the government not to publish them.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. neighborhood news
    Pentagon Worried About Potential Iraq War Parade in NYCCelebrating could be dangerous.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  31. terrorble
    Suspicious Things Happening Near Pentagon [Updated]A man leads police to a car containing a possible bomb.
    By Dan Amira
  32. japan
    U.S. Urges Wider Evacuation After Pool for Spent Fuel Rods Boils DryThe U.S. urges Japan to vastly expand its evacuation zone.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  33. pentagon
    No More Stupid Cat Videos at the Department of DefenseAnd Japan is to blame.
    By Julie Gerstein
  34. loose lips
    In the End, Does Everyone He Works With End Up Hating Julian Assange?He rubs people the wrong way.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  35. don’t ask don’t tell
    Supreme Courts Says DADT Can Still Be Enforced While It’s Under AppealThe Supreme Court says enforcement is officially back on … for now.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  36. don’t ask don’t tell
    And the Pentagon Survey Says … Troops Think Being Openly Gay Isn’t That Big a DealThe No. 1 answer was: I’m not really sure what the fuss is about.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  37. terrorble
    Pentagon Hosted Future Terrorist Imam for LunchWhoops …
    By Dan Amira
  38. terrorble
    Temporary Lockdown After Shots Fired on the PentagonThe damage was minor, but we’re more worried about the possibility of a sniper.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  39. don’t ask don’t tell
    Judge Rejects Feds’ Request to Keep Enforcing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’She’ll issue her final decision about rejecting the stay early today.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  40. don’t ask don’t tell
    Pentagon to Comply With Ruling to Halt ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ PolicyThat’s even though the Obama administration has moved to appeal a recent ruling.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. 9-11-10
    Forces Conspire Against President Obama on 9/11/10He has nowhere to go.
    By Dan Amira
  42. julian assange
    Update: Assange Arrest Warrant Dropped As Wikileaks Warns of ‘Dirty Tricks’Good morning, Julian Assange.
    By Mike Vilensky
  43. loose lips
    Pentagon Issues Stern Warning To WikiLeaksSpokesman says release of additional materials would be “height of irresponsibility.”
    By Josh Duboff
  44. the war on wikileaks
    Did Bradley Manning Share Classified Documents With WikiLeaks for Attention?“I wouldn’t mind going to prison for the rest of my life … “
    By Nitasha Tiku
  45. loose lips
    Adorable Pentagon Wants Wikileaks to Return All of Its Stolen DocumentsYeah, because that’s something it will do.
    By Dan Amira
  46. don’t ask don’t tell
    The Pentagon Wants to Know What Dudes Do When There Are Gays in the Shower RoomAsking straight members of say, Equinox, apparently was not an option.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. annals of power
    Unsurprisingly, the White House Briefing Room Is a Grindr Hot SpotThe gay–meet-up iPhone app goes haywire when you enter.
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. don’t ask don’t tell
    Report: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal to Be Voted On This WeekThe big day could be Thursday.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. gays
    Robert Gates Asks Congress to Hold Off on Repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’He wants to see what the troops think about it first.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  50. mobama watch
    Michelle Obama Breaks Out Her Miami DressFor a visit to the Pentagon!
    By Sharon Clott
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