Joint Chiefs chairman heads to border to assess military buildup
Gen. CQ Brown's visit comes as the Pentagon rapidly expands its border mission in line with President Trump’s efforts to combat illegal immigration.
By Tara Copp, AP
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More troops headed to Mexico border as migrants surge
The Biden administration is sending 800 active-duty military troops to the border, adding to 2,500 National Guard members there.
By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press
Active-duty troops could be deployed along the southern border again
The chief of the National Guard bureau suggested that active-duty troops could replace his forces, which are scheduled to return home by Sept. 30.
Former acting SECDEF blames media ‘hysteria’ for his response to Jan. 6 insurrection
Christopher Miller, now a private citizen, made his case before lawmakers.
Unspent border wall funds will be rerouted back to military construction projects
The Defense Department gave up $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build border barriers.
Pence pleaded with acting defense secretary to ‘clear the Capitol,’ timeline of riot shows
With Trump not engaged, it fell to Pentagon officials, a handful of senior White House aides, the leaders of Congress and the vice president holed up in a secure bunker to manage the chaos.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Thousands of name errors possible in new Korean War remembrance wall, advocates fear
Data errors mean that there could be hundreds of mistakes included on the planned Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in the nation's capital.
By Davis Winkie
DoD didn’t put enough thought into the cost of border deployments, report finds
The Government Accountability Office found the Pentagon failed to plan for and report on the results of border wall deployments.
Mexico border mission funded through 2021, no current plans to draw down thousands of troops
There's no sign of redeployments from the border.
The border emergency is canceled, but thousands of troops there aren’t scheduled to go home
More than 3,000 troops are stationed at the border, and they'll continue to stay there.
FBI tracking ‘extensive’ online chatter about armed protests
Director Christopher Wray said the FBI remains concerned about the potential for violence at protests and rallies in Washington and in state capitols around the country.
Capitol in chaos: Live updates for the national security community
A running timeline of defense-specific statements and events following the Jan. 6 invasion of Congress by a pro-Trump mob.
By Defense News staff