The D Brief: Israel pounds Syrian military sites; Taiwan gets tanks; Will AI firms eat the Pentagon?; One dead on Fort Eisenhower; and just a bit more. - No Iranian drone 'mothership' off the United States, says Pentagon - Pentagon chief: 'Everybody expected' stiffer resistance from Assad in Syria - Trump backs his Pentagon chief nominee Pete Hegseth as controversies mount - Hegseth refuses to withdraw as Pentagon chief pick as Trump considers replacing him - Pete Hegseth's Bid To Lead Pentagon Is On Thin Ice - Pete Hegseth ramps up Pentagon pitch with back-to-back meetings on Capitol Hill - Trump considers DeSantis for the Pentagon with Hegseth under pressure over allegations: AP sources - Trump's Pentagon nominee Hegseth says he's not dropping out