“He wants to restore peace through strength,” says Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He adds that Mr Trump has called for allies to spend 5% of GDP on defence. “There’s every reason to think that if he’s going to do that, he’s prepared for us to lead by example.” In 2024 America spent about 3% of GDP on defence.

Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s pick to serve as the Pentagon’s undersecretary for policy, is facing skepticism from GOP senators concerned about his views on how aggressively to confront Iran and China and whether to pivot away from Europe and Ukraine.

John Phelan, President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Navy, faced a tense confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.

President Donald Trump’s choice for the No. 3 post at the Pentagon faces a pivotal confirmation hearing this week. His foreign policy views have created divisions among the Republican senators tasked with advancing his nomination.

We are also going to resurrect the American shipbuilding industry, including commercial shipbuilding and military shipbuilding,” Trump said, eliciting applause from Republica

The 38-year-old Army veteran has promised to focus on recruiting and industrial base support in his new leadership role.

Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) grilled Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s pick to serve as undersecretary of Defense for policy, over his

Senators voted Tuesday afternoon to approve Dan Driscoll as Army secretary. President Donald Trump said he picked Driscoll to be “a disruptor and change agent.”

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Taiwan, facing a "greater threat" from China, should considerably increase its annual defense spending to about 10 percent of gross domestic product, U.S. President Donald Trump's choice for a top Pentagon policy post said Tuesday.

President Donald Trump’s nominee for the top policy job at the Pentagon acknowledged during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday that Russia invaded Ukraine and poses a significant military threat to the U.

The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs (PSM) chaired by Senator Brandon Elefante (Senate District 16 – ‘Aiea, ‘Aiea Heights, Hālawa, Pearlridge, Newtown, Royal Summit, Waimalu, Waiau, Momilani, Pacific Palisades, and Pearl City) has been pushing forward key bills to tackle the ongoing issue of illegal fireworks in Hawai‘i.