United States Department of Defense
The US Department of Defense is the federal department that runs the armed forces.
109 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (The Pentagon US Department of Defense building)
The earliest story we hold is from Oct 4, 2021.
Stories involving United States Department of Defense2 named stories in 2026
Active · 1
- Hegseth's end to military DEI programs and his new grooming and fitness rulesJan 27, 2025 – Nov 10, 2026 · 30 stories
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- Feb 24 – Sep 25, 2026 · 12 stories
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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 37 left, 57 center, 35 right, 27% of the sources that published that week · 425 articles
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| Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 18, 2026 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 55 | 23% |
| Jan 19, 2026 - Jan 25, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 26, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 8, 2026 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 9% |
| Feb 9, 2026 - Feb 15, 2026 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 95 | 29% |
| Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 13% |
| Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 105 | 25% |
| Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 16% |
| Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 13% |
| Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 15% |
| Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 2026 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 16% |
| Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 22% |
| May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 52 | 15% |
| May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4% |
| May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 19% |
| Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4% |
| Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 2% |
| Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 | 22 | 50 | 37 | 350 | 19% |
| Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 | 30 | 56 | 28 | 576 | 20% |
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 5% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 11 | 41 | 13 | 193 | 12% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 6% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 93 | 12% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 73 | 11% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | under 1% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 66 | 10% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 35 | 6% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 20 | 33 | 21 | 140 | 16% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 30 | 52 | 33 | 401 | 24% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 8% |
| Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 | 10 | 32 | 20 | 92 | 13% |
| Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 76 | 10% |
| Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 | 37 | 57 | 35 | 425 | 27% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
85 left · 104 center · 82 right: 271 sources on the spectrum, across 109 linked stories.
Everything else65 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about United States Department of Defense that are not part of any story yet
- Mar 9Seventh US service member killed in war with Iran identified7 articles · 7 sources0 left, 4 center, 2 right
Stories that name United States Department of Defense
- Nov 14The Office of Strategic Services is Back in Business…The Name is Real But Will Congress Fund the Operators?2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Nov 9– 14Taxpayers own $31 billion in F-35 parts but Pentagon can’t account for them all7 articles · 7 sources1 left, 3 center, 3 right
- Nov 4– 11Efforts to impeach Pete Hegseth blocked by House Republicans324 articles · 115 sources29 left, 46 center, 30 right
- Nov 4– 11Pete Hegseth avoids impeachment vote despite growing GOP frustration206 articles · 85 sources19 left, 40 center, 20 right
- Oct 29– 30Hegseth fires the Pentagon's top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikes94 articles · 63 sources10 left, 31 center, 19 right
- Oct 25Silent triangular object with no visible engines spotted hovering over mountain ridge before racing out of sight2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 0 center, 2 right
- Oct 23– 26Pentagon designates Confucius Institute in US as national security threat9 articles · 9 sources0 left, 1 center, 6 right
- Oct 23– 24Mysterious ‘black triangles’ spotted over sensitive US site, new Pentagon UFO files reveal7 articles · 6 sources1 left, 1 center, 3 right
- Oct 22– 23Lockheed Martin unveils 10-year framework to produce 850 F-35 fighter jets for the US military8 articles · 8 sources2 left, 2 center, 4 right
- Oct 21– 27CBP evaluates military 'heat ray' for potential use at US-Mexico border26 articles · 25 sources2 left, 13 center, 9 right