The plan, which would gut the three-star positions atop five naval commands, is part of a Pentagon push to thin the military brass.
The partnership comes as the relationship between Trump and Musk continues to deteriorate.
Investigators are asking about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s lawyer and a top aide as they look into the Signal app controversy.
The administration’s first military assistance to Ukraine would come after a controversial halt in weapons to Kyiv.
The plea deals would have eliminated death sentences for three alleged 9/11 plotters.
The meeting between Russia and the U.S.’s chief diplomats comes on the heels of a phone call between Trump and Putin.
US allies in Europe are worried that American support for Ukraine is fickle, and that the Trump administration will cut its troop posture on the continent.
The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.
Even for an administration with a knack for moving fast and breaking things, Elbridge Colby’s moves at the Pentagon have caused frustration and friction.
High-level meetings between U.S. and Ukrainian officials this week could unfurl some of the weapons shipments paused by the U.S.