President Donald Trump's pick to lead policy for the Pentagon wouldn't say that Russia invaded Ukraine, making him the second top Defense Department nominee in a week to equivocate on the question in a confirmation hearing.

President Donald Trump’s nominee for the top policy job at the Pentagon is acknowledging that Russia invaded Ukraine and poses a significant military threat to the U.S. and Europe.

A grant is not a debt,” Zelensky said. Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s government has spent more than $220 billion to fight its war with Ukraine, according to estimates from the Pentagon. POOL/AFP via Getty Images Zelensky has also said he rejected an ...

Relatedly, Trump’s active-duty troop deployments to the U.S.-Mexico border region will cost somewhere between $1 billion and $2 billion this year, and—if past is prologue —the deployments may have already hurt unit readiness, CQ Roll Call reported Tuesday, citing Democratic Sen. Jack Reed, ranking member on the Armed Services Committee.

As the Trump administration pressures Volodymyr Zelensky to engage in peace talks, commanders fear their Starlink battlefield internet could be the next victim.