The Pentagon Rundown

Pentagon faces deadline on recommending whether to invoke the Insurrection Act

Happy Friday! We are getting close to the 90-day deadline that President Donald Trump set back in January for the secretaries of the Departments...

Did the Army actually listen to soldiers’ complaints about mandatory training?

Happy Friday! One of the biggest stories this week has been about how the Army announced it was slashing the number of training courses...

When are classified war plans neither ‘classified’ nor ‘war plans’

It’s been a hell of a week. As such, this is a special edition of the Pentagon Rundown that focuses solely on the continuing...

Campaign against the Houthis will not be ‘an endless offensive,’ Pentagon says

Happy Friday! The brief lull in the undeclared war against Houthi rebels is over. Shortly after the Iranian-backed rebel group threatened to resume attacks...

Are the U.S. and Ukraine friends again? It’s complicated.

Welcome back! The on-again, off-again relationship between the United States and Ukraine appears to be back on — for now. The United States has...

Veterans caught up in mass federal layoffs — and the smoke hasn’t cleared

Welcome back! Thank you to everyone who responded to last week’s Pentagon Rundown with story suggestions and tips. I deeply appreciate that you took...