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A Defense Department (DOD) education officer accused of “racist” posts and spreading “woke” ideologies within its school systems was relieved from her post, announced House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) after the congresswomen had brought attention to the matter, demanding action from the Pentagon while calling for “transparency” in the department’s education for children of military families.

Biden Pentagon officials in charge of military personnel policy defended pushing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the United States military during a House hearing on Thursday, arguing that it would make the military stronger, not more divided. However, they were short on data to back up their arguments.

Pentagon doctors claimed that seven-year-olds are capable of making decisions to be injected with puberty-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones.

Two House Republican leaders are demanding answers from the West Point superintendent on a role-play exercise in which cadets were forced to participate focused on “understanding and respecting the pronouns people prefer.”

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is leading a majority of the Senate GOP in an effort to end the current “war” on the unborn being waged by President Joe Biden’s Department of Defense (DOD) — which she asserted “exists to defend life, not destroy it.”

The Pentagon said in a recent letter to lawmakers that it could kick out as many as 16,000 unvaccinated troops, despite its coronavirus vaccine mandate no longer being in effect.

During an interview on Wednesday aired on Friday’s broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante said he doesn’t “necessarily agree” that as we’re reducing weapons stockpiles to arm Ukraine we aren’t doing enough on

A Department of Defense official said the Chinese government leveraged technology stolen from the U.S. to develop its J-20 stealth fighter.

The Biden administration released its nearly $7 trillion 2024 budget request to Congress on Thursday, which included $886 billion for defense — a 3.2 percent boost from the prior year’s defense budget.

The House Oversight Committee announced it was launching an investigation into the Pentagon after it failed an audit for the fifth time.

Following a report revealing a shocking rise in “woke” materials featured within the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Education Activity schools, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik slammed the DOD over its “stonewalling” in the face of investigations into the “divisive and radical ideology” being taught to servicemembers’ children.

Sen. Roger Wicker is planning to denounce the Biden Pentagon’s woke and pro-choice agenda, according to excerpts of a speech obtained by Breitbart News.

Storch would not say if the DOD has complied with policy and law regarding end-use monitoring for weapons it has given Ukraine.

The Department of Defense has issued a memo barring military personnel from participating in parachute jumps while towing an American flag.

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Friday, conservative radio host and best-selling author Michael Savage responded to alleged attempts by NewsGuard — a company that claims to track online “misinformation” — to directly pressure his ad agency to drop his podcast.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has downplayed the chances of a military victory for Ukraine, saying the war would likely end with negotiations.

The Biden administration announced Friday that it would give another $2 billion in military aid to Ukraine as its war with Russia officially hits the one-year mark, bringing the total amount of American military assistance to over $30 billion in one year.

Tesla and Twiter CEO Elon Musk torched the Department of Defense on Sunday after it tweeted that “diversity is a strategic imperative.”

The U.S. Navy announced Thursday it is granting sailors a “one-time reset” of past physical fitness assessment (PFA) failures in hopes of improving retention, while the Department of Defense (DOD) revealed taxpayer dollars will be used to pay for servicemembers’ abortion travel fees. 

No debris was recovered from “airborne objects” President Joe Biden ordered to be shot-down over Alaska and Lake Huron last weekend.

Milley said Russia has “lost” the war with Ukraine despite th war hitting the one-year mark next week and both sides gearing up for a fight.

A top United States senator focused on government corruption is pushing the Pentagon inspector general to reopen an investigation into allegations that a former top defense official engaged in ethical misconduct related to a multi-billion dollar defense contract, citing new evidence.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview she and other members of Congress left a classified briefing on the Chinese spy balloon by the Department of Defense with even more questions than before.

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Subcommittee on Military Personnel Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) are pressing the Pentagon for answers on its plan to implement the COVID vaccine mandate reversal, the damage the Biden administration’s mandate did to the military, and reinstatement of troops to the military.

The United States military on Sunday shot down an unidentified flying object over Michigan, the fourth shoot-down in eight days.

The Pentagon said that it shot down an unidentified object over Alaska on Friday after it flew at an altitude that would pose a risk to civilian aircraft.

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) told Breitbart News that President Joe Biden “wants more abortion” and is “threatening his administration to declare a national state of emergency” on abortion.

Sen. Joni Ernst said the Biden administration is still funding EcoHealth Alliance, an organization which itself funded viral research in Wuhan, China.

The Pentagon may have “deliberately” hidden information from then-President Donald Trump about Chinese spy balloons roaming above the United States over fears Trump would act immediately and “aggressively” in response, according to Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), a member of the House Armed Services Committee whose suggestion comes in the wake of his briefings with former officials.

The Chinese Defense Ministry loudly protested America’s decision to shoot down a Chinese alleged espionage aircraft over the waters of South Carolina, claiming that taking action to stop the breach of U.S. airspace after the balloon had crossed the entire continental United States and Alaska was an “obvious overreaction.”

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) saw the Biden administration’s handling of the Chinese surveillance balloon over the weekend as “another example of showing weakness,” Zinke said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Saturday.

The Biden administration was aware of a Chinese spy balloon entering U.S. airspace on January 28, but tried to hide its existence from the public.

The Pentagon said the Chinese spy balloon is currently over the center of the U.S. and is expected to continue floating for a “few days.”

Former President Donald Trump is calling for the Chinese spy balloon floating over the United States to be shot down.

There is growing worry in Washington that endless weapons support to Ukraine is hurting the U.S.’s ability to deter China from invading Taiwan and win if a conflict with China did break out.

The Biden administration would not rule out sending F-16s to Ukraine after it announced it was sending 31 Abrams M1A2 tanks to Ukraine.