10 former defense secretaries call on Pentagon leaders to keep the military out of election politics By Haley Britzky / Published January 3, 2021
Lloyd Austin vows to give Biden ‘direct and unvarnished counsel’ as defense secretary By Jeff Schogol / Published December 9, 2020
Biden to reportedly pick Gen. Lloyd Austin for Defense Secretary By Paul Szoldra / Published December 8, 2020
Here’s what you need to know about Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller By Jeff Schogol / Published November 10, 2020
Trump mocks his own Secretary of Defense as ‘Yesper’ and admits that he’s considered firing him By James Clark / Published August 16, 2020
Meet Trump’s new nominee to lead the Navy By Julia Terruso, The Philadelphia Inquirer / Published November 25, 2019
The US wants South Korea to pay 500% more for its American troop presence By Phil Stewart and Joyce Lee, Reuters / Published November 15, 2019
Esper says he’s ‘open’ to spiking military exercises in South Korea By Phil Stewart, Reuters / Published November 13, 2019
A lawmaker wants to award Mattis the Congressional Gold Medal By Wendy Culverwell, Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.) / Published October 25, 2019
Free from the INF Treaty, Esper says he wants to deploy new missiles to Asia ‘sooner rather than later’ By Jesse Johnson, Japan Times / Published August 4, 2019
‘I went to war for this country’ — Mark Esper pushes back on Elizabeth Warren’s accusation of working for his ‘own financial interest’ By Haley Britzky / Published July 16, 2019
Trump announces intent to nominate Mark Esper as new Secretary of Defense By Haley Britzky / Published June 22, 2019
Mark Esper faces a legal maze to become the next defense secretary By Haley Britzky / Published June 21, 2019
With Shanahan’s departure, it’s the Army’s world — and we’re just living in it By Haley Britzky / Published June 18, 2019
Shanahan is here to stay: Trump plans to officially nominate him as Secretary of Defense By Haley Britzky / Published May 9, 2019
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan cleared in ethics probe By Haley Britzky / Published April 25, 2019