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‘Private companies’ conclusion likely to fuel criticism that downings were overreaction amid pressure over initial balloon discovery. Plus, there may be a reason you want to sleep more in winter

The U.S. government suspects that China's surveillance balloon may have blown off course. It wouldn't be the first time.

Relations between Beijing and Washington have soured since the US accused China of sending a spy balloon into its airspace

The Pentagon's top China official, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Chase, has arrived in Taiwan, two sources familiar with matter said on Friday, beginning a visit that could exacerbate tensions between Beijing and Washington.

The U.S. is sending its top China defense official to Taiwan in the coming days, according to the Financial Times — though it’s unclear how Beijing will respond given the softer tone it has adopted in its diplomacy with the U.S. and allies recently.

WASHINGTON — The mysterious objects U.S. fighter jets shot down over North America in recent days were probably balloons tied to private scientific research and have no connection to the large Chinese spy balloon the U.S. military destroyed off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, President Joe Biden…

WASHINGTON — The mysterious objects U.S. fighter jets shot down over North America in recent days are likely balloons tied to private scientific research and have no connection to the large Chinese spy balloon the U.S. military shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, President Joe…

Congress is seeking legislative fixes to the scourge of military hunger, which is a persistent problem for the Pentagon.

As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally

US’s most vital trade partner and main long-term competitor presents a sticky ‘pacing challenge’

US officials are still searching for answers around the mysterious objects shot down during the past week — a difficult task given the tense geopolitical environment and a patchy history of transparency around unidentified aerial phenomena.