Lolita C. Baldor

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President Biden shaking hands with Ukrainian President Zelensky at the White House

A $6B Pentagon mistake means Ukraine’s military can keep being funded even as the White House says it’s run out of money

By Lolita C. Baldor and The Associated Press

Lloyd Austin

America expands military tech, info sharing pact with Australia, UK in China’s backyard of the Indo-Pacific

By Lolita C. Baldor and The Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, arrives to meet with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

As Biden discusses humanitarian aid for Gaza with Palestinian president Abbas, Blinken urges Israel to ‘look out for civilians’ as it targets Hamas

By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, and others

Special Agent in Charge Brice Miller of Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Office of Special Projects, speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in San Diego. Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested and accused of providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, Naval operations and critical technical material, federal officials said Thursday. (Meg McLaughlin/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

Federal officials accuse U.S. Navy sailors of sending ‘sensitive military information’ to a Chinese government ‘unrivaled in its audacity’

By Julie Watson, Lolita C. Baldor, and others

A tank from Ukraine’s 3rd Independent Tank Iron Brigade is seen at a position near the front line in Kharkiv region, on June 15, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv on June 15, 2023 reported progress in its counteroffensive on the eastern and southern fronts, despite contending with strong resistance from Russian troops. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images)

The Pentagon discovered a $6.2 billion accounting error that translates into more military aid for Ukraine

By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, and others

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The Pentagon says that highly-classified leaked documents are a ‘very serious’ risk to national security

By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, and others

FILE – A soldier walks past a line of M1 Abrams tanks, Nov. 29, 2016, at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. U.S. officials say the Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster. The aim is to get the 70-ton battle powerhouses to the war zone in eight to 10 months. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP, File)

America already promised tanks to Ukraine but now it’s going to deliver more than double even more quickly

By Lolita C. Baldor and The Associated Press

Naval officers

Sexual assaults are skyrocketing at military academies and the Navy is at the center of the crisis

By Lolita C. Baldor and The Associated Press

FBI

Whether balloons or UFOs, government calls off search for objects downed in Alaska and Lake Huron

By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, and others

Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

A small city in Ohio is helping build a fleet of tanks that will go up against the Russian army

By Lolita C. Baldor and The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, USA – FEBRUARY 4: Chinese spy balloon flies above in Charlotte NC, United States on February 04, 2023. The Pentagon announced earlier that it is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon above the continental US. A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said the balloon was a âcivilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological purposes.” (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Chinese spy balloon investigation shifts from a search to a new key phase that could reveal its tradecraft secrets

By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, and others

Army recruits

Don’t blame ‘wokeness’ for the Army’s recruitment woes, says the Army

By Lolita C. Baldor and The Associated Press

FILE – In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Feb. 4, 2023. A missile fired on Feb. 5 by a U.S. F-22 off the Carolina coast ended the days-long flight of what the Biden administration says was a surveillance operation that took the Chinese balloon near U.S. military sites. It was an unprecedented incursion across U.S. territory for recent decades, and raised concerns among Americans about a possible escalation in spying and other challenges from rival China. (Chad Fish via AP, File)

U.S. fighter jet downs ‘unidentified’ 4th object in unprecedented wave of shootdowns

By Colleen Long, Lolita C. Baldor, and others

FILE – Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., speaks with The Associated Press about his new role on the House Intelligence Committee, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. U.S. security officials believe the two latest unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Alaska and Canada were also balloons. Himes urged the Biden administration to be as forthcoming as possible about the two latest mystery objects, saying the shortage of solid information was fueling speculation online about malign action by foreign rivals. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

U.S. races to identify latest two objects shot down from sky—over Canada and Michigan—amid concerns of Chinese aerial surveillance

By Colleen Long, Lolita C. Baldor, and others

Joe Biden

Trump failed to shoot down at least 3 Chinese spy balloons: White House

By Zeke Miller, Lolita C. Baldor, and others