Two US Army soldiers and a former soldier were arrested Thursday, accused in indictments of selling military secrets to buyers in China, according to the Department of Justice.

The two US Army active-duty soldiers were identified as Jian Zhao and Li Tian, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in Washington state. Zhao, a battery supply sergeant was assigned to the 17th Field Artillery Brigade and Tian is a health services administrator.

Three U.S. Army soldiers, two active and one former, were arrested on Thursday for selling sensitive military documents and information to buyers in China.

Li Tian and Ruoyu Duan were charged in Oregon for “conspiring to commit bribery and theft of government property,” the Department of Justice said. Jian Zhao was charged in Washington for the same crimes but also for “conspiring to obtain and transmit national defense information to an individual not authorized to receive it.” The unauthorized recipients were based in China.

Palantir Technologies Inc. shares fell 10% on Wednesday, and continued to slide in after-hours trading, following a report that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked officials for plans on how to slash military spending.

Palantir, which has seen its stock soar by almost 50% this year, is a major US defense contractor. It also sells technology and artificial intelligence products to other allied governments and private companies...

President Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks.

The ouster of Brown, only the second Black general to serve as chairman, is sure to send shock waves through the Pentagon. His 16 months on the job were consumed with the war in Ukraine and the expanded conflict in the Middle East...

Ukraine has intensified drone strikes on Russian energy facilities, hitting multiple refineries and a key oil pipeline, forcing shutdowns and disrupting crude shipments. The attacks aim to weaken Moscow’s war capabilities and put economic pressure on Russia.

The targeted refineries include Syzran, Ryazan, Volgograd and Astrakhan, with operations halted or slowed due to damage, impacting Russia’s domestic energy supply.

The United States has stepped up secret drone flights over Mexico to hunt for fentanyl labs, part of the Trump administration’s more aggressive campaign against drug cartels, according to U.S. officials.

The covert drone program, which has not been previously disclosed, began under the Biden administration, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the program.

A handful of U.S. Army Green Berets are in Mexico, helping to train the country’s Naval Infantry Marines. The U.S. Special Forces soldiers are there at the request of Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum. The action was also unanimously approved by a Senate commission in Mexico, according to Border Report.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexico as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to revamp the war against transnational drug cartels.

CNN reported that the move comes as the administration has deployed significant resources to the southern border to stop illegal aliens and drugs from pouring into the United States at the unprecedented rate experienced during the Biden administration.

Midway through congressional Democrats’ anti–Elon Musk press conference outside the Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday afternoon, the sun began shining and Senator Richard Blumenthal found himself a new metaphor.

“Just like the sun coming out, we’re going to shine that sun because it’s the best disinfectant on what Musk and his minions are doing — President Musk,” the Connecticut senator quickly corrected himself, “because we are not going to stand for this kind of betrayal” of “our veterans.”