China's defense budget was reported as 3 times smaller than America's, but 2 analysts say the Pentagon is underselling Beijing's true military strength

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission CMC, extends Spring Festival greetings to the country's military veterans when attending a gala held by the CMC for retired military officers of Beijing-based troops in Beijing, capital of China, Jan.

Powerful weapons the US sent to Ukraine are breaking down — but the Pentagon says it can't help fix them

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Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder
Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder at a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on August 22, 2023.

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Pentagon says it created more hoops to jump through on AI weapons to calm fears it was 'building killer robots in the basement'

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Unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with specialized software and sensors fly during the Technical Concept Experiment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 19, 2024.
Unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with specialized software and sensors fly during the Technical Concept Experiment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 19, 2024.

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One of the most well-funded federal agencies has lost track of billions of dollars worth of military aid

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Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.
In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.

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Fox News ran a conspiratorial segment saying the Pentagon wanted to use Taylor Swift as a psy-op

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A screenshot from Jesse Watters Primetime on Fox News on January 9, 2024, showing Watters, a guest, and a still of Taylor Swift, with the chyron:
A still from "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News on January 9, 2024.

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The Pentagon's second-in-command didn't know Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized when she took over his duties

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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks listens during a media briefing at the Pentagon in November 2023.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks listens during a media briefing at the Pentagon in November 2023.

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The Pentagon chief has been hospitalized for days, and no one said anything until just now

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lloyd austin shangri-la dialogue 2023

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House Republicans urge Pentagon to block removal of a Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery

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Confederate Memorial
The elaborately designed monument in Arlington National Cemetery offers a mythologized vision of the Confederacy.

Arlington National Cemetery

A US warship and multiple commercial vessels in the Red Sea were attacked near Yemen, a potential escalation of the Mideast conflict

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The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney seen in Souda Bay, Greece.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney seen in Souda Bay, Greece.

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Tommy Tuberville moves the goalposts on his military blockade, signaling he's tired of running defense for his unprecedented move

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Tommy Tuberville
Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.

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