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Stories about the Defense Department and the armed forces: leadership changes, budgets and weapons programs, deployments, and policies on recruiting and service members. Coverage often splits on whether a decision strengthens or weakens the military and on how politics is shaping it. Each pair here puts a left-leaning and a right-leaning headline about the same Pentagon or military story side by side, so you can compare how each side reports it.

25 pairs · updated Oct 29

  • Pentagon probes military base freezer failures as possible cyberattack

    Pentagon Treating Military Base Freezer Malfunctions As Suspected Cyberattack, Officials Say

    The late August malfunctions in the United States affected at least six commissaries.

    Pentagon Investigates Military Base Freezer Failures as Cyberattack

    S. military base commissaries in late August as a suspected cyberattack, according to four officials familiar with the matter. Investigators are working with officials in France where a widespread cyberattack on supermarket freezers caused millions of dollars worth of damage.

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  • Pentagon removes Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia

    Hegseth Fires General Targeted by Crackpot MAGA Hate Campaigner

    S. Army general who was targeted by Trump whisperer Laura Loomer in a social media ragepost. The defense secretary fired Lt.

    Hegseth fires top Pentagon war planner Brett Sylvia in latest military shake-up

    Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia is the second general to be ousted from the post under Hegseth.

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  • US military reports $47 billion cost for Iran war

    Iran war has cost $47 billion, U.S. military says

    S. S. Central Command obtained by CBS News.

    Pete Hegseth's Pentagon hammers Trump days before midterms as it reveals staggering cost of Iran war

    5 billion estimate Hegseth gave lawmakers over the summer.

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  • Trump comments on potential Iran deal or military action

    Trump says he'll soon decide whether to ‘make a deal’ with Iran or ‘finish it off'

    Trump said he is weighing a deal with Iran against renewed military action as tensions escalate across the Middle East.

    Trump on Iran: ‘Do I Make a Deal or Finish Them Off?’ — Military Readies New Strike Options

    S. commanders reportedly prepare new attack options amid escalating threats from Tehran. ’ — Military Readies New Strike Options appeared first on Breitbart.

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  • Trump revives idea of US action in Cuba after Iran

    Trump at South Florida rally revives the idea of military intervention in Cuba after Iran

    S. warships returning from Iran could stop in Cuba

    Trump Says US Will 'Take Care Of Cuba' After Iran

    S. foreign intervention in Cuba, potentially with military force, as he addressed supporters at a midterm campaign rally in Florida on Oct. 23.

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  • Pentagon directive bans troops from betting on military operations

    New Pentagon directive bans troops from using nonpublic info to bet in prediction markets

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a new directive telling troops they cannot use “nonpublic information” to make bets on prediction markets

    Pete Hegseth bans use of prediction markets to bet on military operations

    S. military operations through prediction markets like Polymarket or Kalshi.

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  • Trump administration cancels livestream of Nidal Hasan execution

    Hegseth church allies backed plan for ‘public’ execution of Fort Hood shooter

    Leader of CREC church – whose pastors have advocated death penalty – says he ‘prefers public executions to private’ Donald Trump announced on Thursday he was cancelling Pete Hegseth’s recently announced plans to livestream a military execution – because “many very good and well-meaning people would rather not watch him die”. But there were some fans of…

    Trump cancels livestream for Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution in brutal blow to Pete Hegseth

    President Donald Trump reversed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's decision to livestream the state execution of the Fort Hood terrorist after pushback against the shocking decision.

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  • US considers using mother of all bombs against Iran

    U.S. reportedly considers use of 'mother of all bombs' as Iran vows to fight on

    S. military has reportedly drawn up options for strikes on Iran that include the potential use of one of the biggest non-nuclear bombs in its arsenal.

    US considering using 'mother of all bombs' against Iran as Trump faces pressure to end the war, report says

    President Donald Trump is considering using America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb against Iranian nuclear facilities and energy infrastructure as pressure mounts to end the war.

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  • US military archbishop advises Catholics against serving on firing squads

    Archbishop serving US military urges Catholics be excused from proposed firing squad execution

    The archbishop assigned to serve Catholics in the US military strongly condemned the Pentagon’s plan to livestream a firing squad execution and said Monday that Catholic personnel should not participate.

    Archbishop of the U.S. Military Says Catholics Cannot Participate in Firing Squad

    S. military, said that his fellow churchmen cannot participate in the upcoming firing squad of Nidal Hasan. S.

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  • Houthi attack on Riyadh airport kills 12, Trump weighs response

    Major attack on Saudi airport kills 12 and leads Trump to weigh joining fight

    The deadliest attack on a Gulf Arab state since the start of the Iran war raised new questions Sunday about whether the United States might be about to join another conflict in the region.

    Iran-Backed Houthi Attack on Riyadh Airport Kills 12, Injures 300+ as Trump Weighs Joining Saudi Strikes

    Iran-backed Houthi terrorists killed at least 12 people, including an American, and wounded more than 300 others in a missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s busiest airport Saturday, as President Donald Trump weighs joining Saudi-led military strikes against the group. The post Iran-Backed Houthi Attack on Riyadh Airport Kills 12, Injures 300+ as Trump Weighs…

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  • USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after record deployment

    Home at last: USS Abraham Lincoln completes record-setting deployment

    The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group returned to its Southern California homeport on Thursday

    USS Abraham Lincoln returns home to San Diego after sailors endured historic 10-month deployment for Iran conflict

    The USS Abraham Lincoln sailors' ordeal became controversial after reports of supply shortages, deteriorating mental health and even suicide attempts among the crew.

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  • Pentagon to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution

    Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed, Pentagon says

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the ex-Army major who was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009.

    Pentagon reveals firing squad execution of Fort Hood terrorist will be livestreamed

    The US government will broadcast the execution of a terrorist convicted of murdering over a dozen US soldiers in 2009, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday.

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  • Trump weighs pre-midterm strikes on Iran, oil prices surge

    Oil prices surge as Trump reportedly mulls pre-midterms strikes on Iran

    S. midterms and fighting in Yemen intensifies.

    Trump weighs unleashing fresh strikes on Iran BEFORE midterms - sending oil prices skyrocketing

    The White House has asked the Pentagon to draw up options for fresh strikes on Iran that could be launched before next month's midterms.

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  • US removes B-1 bombers from UK air base after security incident

    U.S. military removes bombers from U.K. air base following security incident

    S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been returned to their home stations in the United States, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to CBS News.

    US removes all B-1 bombers from UK air base amid safety concerns after suspected terror plot

    The air base in England was used as a hub for launching American bomber strikes in Iran. The withdrawal comes just one week after an alleged terror plot was uncovered at the base.

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  • Hegseth appoints Musk, Luckey, Gingrich to Pentagon warfare taskforce

    Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to help Pentagon with warfare initiative, Hegseth says

    Pete Hegseth, in remarks about the state of the military, announced a project led by two GOP-supporting tech executives to examine military capabilities.

    Hegseth taps Musk, Luckey, Gingrich to study future of war for US military

    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth touted a new initiative, Project Meridian, in which tech bros Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey, as well as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, will co-direct a panel studying the future of warfare.

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  • Pete Hegseth announces 20% cut to US generals and military reforms

    Hegseth says he will cut number of US generals by 20% in anti-diversity speech – as it happened

    This live blog is now closed. Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email Rachel Leingang and Riley Messer Some of the biggest food and agriculture corporations in the US are funding a campaign that pays social media influencers to combat elements of Robert F…

    Fired-up Pete Hegseth goes on unhinged rant to US service members as he unveils terrifying new 'autonomous' battlefield revolution plan

    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth heaped praise on the 'reasonable' Iranian state-run media while slamming the US press in an announcement unveiling an 'autonomous' Pentagon unit.

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  • U.S. completes withdrawal of troops from Iraq

    U.S. withdraws from Iraq, declaring an end to major anti-ISIS operation

    S. troops have finally withdrawn from Iraq. CBS News' Eleanor Watson reports.

    US announces all forces withdrawn from Iraq after 12-year anti-ISIS mission

    ’s most controversial military adventures. S. troops and equipment departed Erbil Air Base in the country’s northeast autonomous Kurdish region, War Department Spokesman Sean Parnell announced.

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  • Navy pilots eject from aircraft after carrier mishap

    2 U.S. aviators eject landing plane on carrier off Virginia and 4 sailors hurt

    S. aviators ejected as they were landing their plane on the USS Dwight D. "

    Navy pilots rescued from water after ejecting from aircraft following mishap aboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower

    Two Naval pilots had to be rescued from the water Monday night after an unspecified 'mishap' led to them being ejected from their aircraft.

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  • Five arrested over alleged bomb plot at UK air base used by US

    Five arrested over alleged bomb plot at UK air base used by U.S.; Iran denies link

    Five arrested on suspicion of terrorism on base US uses in the UK: What to know

    Officials on Monday confirmed a counterterrorism investigation is underway in Great Britain, in connection with five men who were arrested on charges of alleged suspicious activity near a military base used by the United States. S. worked with Britain “for a long […]

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  • Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons

    Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says

    David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday. David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday: “President Trump continues to say, hey, we sell…

    Trump asked China’s Xi Jinping if he’d ‘like to buy’ American weapons, US ambassador reveals

    President Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he was interested in purchasing American weapons, according to US ambassador to China David Perdue.

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