The plot of A House of Dynamite, the new thriller from Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, hinges on — spoiler alert — US missile defenses failing to knock down a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile headed for Chicago.

Noah Oppenheim, director of "A House of Dynamite," joins "The Weekend" to discuss the relevance of the film's depiction of America's nuclear defense systems. He also responds to the Pentagon reportedly sending an internal memo that called the film's doomsday scenario inaccurate.

The Pentagon says a “new press corps” of 60 journalists who had agreed to follow a new media policy will be welcomed into the building to cover the U.S. military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has restored but downgraded an independent, internal Pentagon think tank focused on future wars, seven months after dismantling the agency in the name of accountability and efficiency, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post and people familiar with the matter.

The Defense Department has announced a “new media” press corps largely comprised of conservative news outlets after restrictions introduced for journalists covering the agency led many to walk out rather than agree to the agency’s demands.

Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week

A new memo on communications with Capitol Hill, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his deputy, follows restrictions on reporting out of the Pentagon.

A small company that has been manufacturing motors domestically for only a few weeks and has Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser won a parts order from the Army.

Timothy Mellon has been identified as the anonymous donor who gave $130 million to the Pentagon to pay troops during the government shutdown.