the Pentagon
noun
1
: the building in Washington, D.C., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense
2
: the leaders of the U.S. military
There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.
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The buildup has robbed the Pentagon of the element of surprise, but that may not make a huge difference.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Court rulings led the Pentagon to settle Amazon's suit by splitting up the contract among four companies, including Microsoft and Amazon.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
Under the deal, lawmakers plan to remove a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security from a broader package of six spending bills covering other parts of the government, including the Pentagon, the State Department and a litany of other agencies, a Senate Democratic source told CBS News.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
About half of all Senate Democrats voted against the funding deal, which funds the Pentagon, Department of Health and Human Services, and other federal agencies.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Court rulings led the Pentagon to settle Amazon's suit by splitting up the contract among four companies, including Microsoft and Amazon.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
Under the deal, lawmakers plan to remove a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security from a broader package of six spending bills covering other parts of the government, including the Pentagon, the State Department and a litany of other agencies, a Senate Democratic source told CBS News.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
About half of all Senate Democrats voted against the funding deal, which funds the Pentagon, Department of Health and Human Services, and other federal agencies.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026
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