WASHINGTON — The portraits of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper ... as president. Esper’s downfall came after publicly disagreeing with Trump and saying active-duty military troops should ...

The Department of Defense has a bloated budget, is ripe with corruption, and has never passed an audit. Hundreds of billions ...

Mark Milley, the highest-ranking and most visible officer in the military during the ... Army secretaries -- the civilian heads of the service. Esper served in the position during the first ...

At the start of his first term, President Donald Trump filled several top jobs with retired generals — high-ranking veterans ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday revoked the security detail and security clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, according to Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot, an unprecedented move against the former ...

The U.S. military’s recruiting troubles came just as it was attempting a fundamental shift in its mission. For decades, the ...

Mark Milley ... active-duty military on protesters. Trump was thwarted from fully deploying troops by several of his top officials, including then-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley undermined ... partisan rhetoric undermines the military’s credibility in critical public service. This hurts the nation.

Mark Milley ... Both Milley portraits and the Esper Army secretary portrait were funded through donations from the Association of the United States Army, not taxpayer dollars, and were a gift from the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, and has ordered the Pentagon’s ...