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The White House plans to deploy up to 5,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. They will provide logistics support, but are prohibited by law from acting as law enforcement agents within the U.S.

The timetable for U.S. military leaving Syria has changed. National Security Adviser John Bolton says troops will remain until ISIS is fully defeated and Iran's ambitions in the region are checked.

The classified report sent to Congress, says the special forces team was retasked from a simple mission to a more dangerous one for which it was not equipped or trained — without notifying higher-ups.

A former US intelligence official has confirmed with NPR that highly classified US intelligence documents that appeared on a pro-Iranian site are authentic. The documents describe preparations by Israel in advance of a possible strike on Iran.

Arlington National Cemetery has removed historical sections about prominent African-American, Hispanic and female veterans from its website.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself in controversy. He shared details with his wife and brother minutes after being updated on the Yemen strikes by a senior military official.

The Defense Department is drawing up plans to possibly withdraw troops from Syria, prompting questions about whether the U.S. military will be involved.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is in Afghanistan, behaving not at all like a temporary official. He is putting his own senior staff in place and appears ready to serve for the foreseeable future.

There are new information about last weekend's NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan approved the NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, wich was confirmed by NPR.

The retired Marine general has said that he believes ISIS and the Taliban should be denied safe haven in Pakistan and that he fears women in combat roles risks lowering military physical standards.