Just four months into his tenure at the Pentagon, private equity billionaire Steve Feinberg has landed his first big deal: a $400 million bet on the US’s only miner of rare earth elements, a key commodity in the rivalry with China.

The announcement comes just days after Grok generated antisemitic responses and praised Hitler, which were later deleted.

The Trump administration is pushing back on a new intelligence assessment that contradicts President Trump's assertions that U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities have destroyed them, with U.S.

Top officials at the Pentagon office that played a key role in designing the bombs used in the strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities more than two weeks ago cannot say whether the weapons were successful in reaching the deeply buried bunkers.

The Pentagon awards $200 million contracts to Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI to develop AI systems for US defense and national security operations.

The announcement comes days after Grok spewed antisemitic and racist statements to its users, including praise for Adolf Hitler and “the white man.” It also referred to itself as “MechaHitler.” The debacle kick-started a wave of celebration amongst online extremists, many of whom called for the creation of more hateful AI chatbots.

Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / ) Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary,

A study has revealed that Donald Trump's plan to add $1 trillion to the Pentagon's spending budget would have a severe impact on annual carbon emissions.