In February 2026, online users shared a rumor claiming that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had removed former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable military figures hosted on the Arlington National Cemetery website. That rumor, which appeared in March 2025, referenced the removal of links to pages about black, … Read more
The Defense Department has spent more than a year testing a device acquired in an undercover operation that some investigators believe could be the cause of a series of mysterious ailments affecting American spies, diplomats and troops known colloquially as Havana Syndrome, according to four sources briefed on the matter. A division of the Department … Read more
Senate Republicans are growing uneasy about the Pentagon’s investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his office is stepping up its investigation into him. The Defense Department announced Monday that the Kelly review had escalated to a “formal command investigation,” intensifying the dispute between the two sides over Kelly’s role … Read more
Troops are cleaning up their social media amid fears of a Pentagon crackdown on political speech. “I had to get my nickname off LinkedIn,” a Marine sergeant told Business Insider. Pentagon leaders have said their moves are aimed at depoliticizing the military. Pentagon leadership’s increasingly tight grip on speech critical of conservatives and the Trump … Read more