Publicly at least, the Trump administration is doing much less at NATO. A year ago, Hegseth warned that America’s security priorities lie elsewhere and that Europe would have to look after itself, and Ukraine in its battle against Russia’s full-scale invasion.

An executive order directs Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to approve long-term contracts with coal-fired plants to provide electricity to military installations and facilities.

Investors in defense contractors worry that a White House order restricting CEO pay, dividends and stock buybacks could reduce returns for shareholders and impede the companies' ability to attract the best executives.

Two NATO Joint Force Commands led by U.S. officers will transition to be European-led in an apparent answer to President Trump's calls for Europe to contribute more to its defense.

In April 2025, President Trump signed a series of Executive Orders to designate coal as a mineral, lift barriers to coal mining on Federal lands, and grant regulatory relief from burdensome Biden-era restrictions on certain coal-fired power plants.

If Trump follows through on his dividend ban threat, two (or three) defense stocks could be at particular risk.

Mr. Trump is trying to revive coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. At the White House, coal executives awarded him a trophy as the “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal.”

President Trump spoke to troops and military families Friday afternoon in Fort Bragg, N.C., where he was expected to highlight the specialized forces that assisted in the U.S. military’s

By Aishwarya Jain Feb 2 (Reuters) - Major U.S. defense contractors are significantly ramping up capital expenditure this year in response to President Donald Trump's threat to limit dividends and share buybacks in his push to speed up weapons deliveries.

Vice President JD Vance has shrugged off the controversy over a racist video shared by President Trump using a bizarre defense. On Friday, the 79-year-old president posted a video that featured

President Donald Trump signed an order directing the Defense Department to favor electricity derived from coal, expanding his campaign to prop up the fossil fuel.