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Supporters hold placards and banners during a protest against the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange outside Belmarsh Magistrates Court in London, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. The U.S. government and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face off Monday in a high-security London courthouse, a decade after WikiLeaks infuriated American officials by publishing a trove of classified military documents. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Trump administration punishing the free speech of Julian Assange

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Defense Secretary Mark Esper, accompanied by Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday that China remains the Defense Department's "highest priority." (Associated Press)

Mark Esper: China threat Pentagon’s ‘highest priority’

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Mark Esper told Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe that he has no intention of decreasing the U.S. troop presence in Africa. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Pentagon heeds Capitol Hill complaints on Africa pullback

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 20, 2019, file photo Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Pentagon adopts new ethical principles for using artificial intelligence in war

By Ben Wolfgang and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE -In this May 23, 2019 file photo, members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, place flags in front of each headstone for &quot;Flags-In&quot; at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The Army is proposing new rules that would significantly restrict eligibility for burial at Arlington National Cemetery in an effort to preserve a dwindling number of gravesites well into the future. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Pentagon police chase ‘suspicious’ suspect through Arlington National Cemetery

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday Feb. 18, 2020, photo, Burkina Faso paratroopers commando exercise under the supervision of Dutch special forces during U.S. military-led annual counterterrorism exercise in Thies, Senegal. More than 1,500 service members from the armies of 34 African and partner training nations have assembled for the Flintlock exercises in Senegal and Mauritania, the two countries in West Africa's sprawling Sahel region that so far have not been hit by violence from extremists linked to al-Qaida or the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Cheikh A.T Sy)

US leads training exercises in Africa amid focus on Sahel

By CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

In this Feb. 12, 2009, photo, the Pentagon is seen from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Dozens of military hospitals to stop treating retirees and military families following restructuring

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Army vehicles roll down during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chad Sbragia warns Xi Jinping, China military buildup threatens U.S.

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

ARABIAN SEA(Nov. 25, 2012) Aircraft launch and recovery officers launch an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. (U.S. Navy photo)

Trump revamps nuclear arsenal to respond to Russia ‘tactical’ threat

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A bulldozer clears rubble and debris at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Ain al-Asad air base was struck by a barrage of Iranian missiles in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed atop Iranian commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, whose killing raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra)

Pentagon: 109 troops suffer brain injuries from Iran strike

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Amazon wants to question Trump over losing $10B contract bid

By MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his companies have been the target of verbal attacks by the president. (Associated Press/File)

Amazon seeks to depose Donald Trump in Pentagon war cloud lawsuit

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. soldiers walk past a site of Iranian bombing at Al Asad Air Base, in Anbar, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (Associated Press) **FILE**

More than 100 U.S. troops suffered brain injuries in Iranian attack, Pentagon says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Modernizing nuke weapons tops list in FY 2021 Pentagon budget

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, photo, a medical worker in a protective suit walks by patients who diagnosed with the coronaviruses settle at a temporary hospital which transformed from an exhibition center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (Chinatopix via AP)

Pentagon eyes new locations for possible coronavirus evacuees

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Space Force leaders continue creating the newest military branch

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020 file photo, Iranian bombing caused a crater at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq. Ain al-Asad air base was struck by a barrage of Iranian missiles, in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed atop Iranian commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The Pentagon now says 50 service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury caused by the Jan. 8 Iranian missile attack on an air base in Iraq where U.S. and coalition troops had taken cover in advance. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)

Brain injuries in Iraq put attention on invisible war wounds

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend during a tour north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Forces fighting the Islamic State group should be able to retake the IS-held cities of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria within the next six months, according to the top U.S. commander in Iraq. On a tour north of Baghdad Wednesday, Townsend said “within the next six months I think we’ll see both (the Mosul and Raqqa campaigns) conclude.”(AP Photo/ Ali Abdul Hassan)

U.S. military defends Africa drawdown as Chinese troops surge into continent

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

U.S. soldiers inspect the site of Iranian bombing at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Ain al-Asad air base was struck by a barrage of Iranian missiles on Wednesday, in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed atop Iranian commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, whose killing raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan) ** FILE **

Pentagon needs Iraq’s OK to bring in Patriot missiles to protect U.S. troops from attacks

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A bulldozer clears rubble and debris at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Ain al-Asad air base was struck by a barrage of Iranian missiles in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed atop Iranian commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, whose killing raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra) ** FILE **

Iraq still weighing Pentagon Patriot missile request weeks after Iran attack

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times