Hegseth's predecessor, Lloyd Austin, created the group after Russia launched all-out war on Ukraine in 2022. His absence is the latest step that the Trump administration has taken to distance itself ...

Australians should expect more US troops on our soil, Defence Minister Richard Marles has told the Latika Takes podcast.

The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber's procedural rules, delivering ...

Aid groups, some of which helped after Hurricane Helene, are preparing to take on more responsibility when storms, floods and ...

NATO's biggest summit of the year was a win for the U.S. President, who secured the pledges of dramatically increased defense ...

Anthony Albanese, Richard Marles and Jim Chalmers are actively considering increasing defence spending on missiles, drones, ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would only arrive in Brussels after it's over, and he will participate in a meeting of NATO defense ministers on Thursday ...

NATO leaders have agreed on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump and expressed ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would only arrive in Brussels after it's over, and he will participate in a meeting of NATO defense ministers on Thursday ...

Three legislative proposals aim to curb Trump's use of the military in Iran but Republican leaders expect to defeat the ...