STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: U.S. military has been taking fire from within. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed a stream of senior officers since the early days of the Trump administration. They include many officers who are women o... See more
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Five years ago this week, the U.S. war in Afghanistan ended with the evacuation of the U.S. embassy in Kabul and desperate scenes of Afghans trying to escape the Taliban's return. Some made it to the United States, but many others are... See more
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Perhaps the most important information the Pentagon releases to the public is on American casualties in conflict, but amid a recent increase in deaths and injuries from Iranian attacks, the Pentagon has changed how it counts that data... See more
As U.S. service member deaths and injuries from Iranian attacks increased last week, the Pentagon shifted how it releases information on casualties. Copyright 2026 NPR As U.S. service member deaths and injuries from Iranian attacks increased last week, th... See more
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on Capitol Hill asking Congress for billions of dollars to fund the war with Iran. It is the first public hearing on this war since May, with the U.S. now in its 10th day in a row of bombing Ira... See more
