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The Trump administration is sending some 200 Marines to Florida to aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in its deportation raids in the...
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Three Democratic senators said Thursday they were launching an investigation into the Trump administration's more than five-month pause on new...
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Democratic lawmakers are calling out “rogue actors” in the Trump administration over the Pentagon’s halted shipments of certain munitions to...
Some of the California National Guard troops deployed by President Trump to Los Angeles last month will be released from the deployment to fight...
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As the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran nears one week, there's little clarity on what comes next in U.S.-Iran relations and whether Iran...
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The Trump administration is struggling to convince skeptics of its claims that U.S. strikes on Iran have toppled the country's nuclear program and...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday called a rare Pentagon press conference to defend the U.S. strikes on Iran and lambast the media’s...
As the dust settles on Iranian sites hit by U.S. bombs and missiles over the weekend, there's growing tension over how much the military operation set...
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President Trump expressed optimism Monday that the war between Iran and Israel was coming to an end, just hours after Iran launched largely symbolic...
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Tens of thousands of U.S. troops are within Iran’s striking distance should President Trump decide to wade into Israel’s conflict with Tehran and...
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Democratic senators on Wednesday repeatedly slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his decision to restore the names of nine military bases...
The Pentagon on Wednesday announced the deaths of two soldiers killed in separate, “non-combat” incidents earlier this week in Iraq and Kuwait....
President Trump has chosen Adm. Daryl Caudle as the next chief of naval operations, nearly four months after firing Adm. Lisa Franchetti with no...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that he has directed “the deployment of additional capabilities” to the Middle East amid...
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The nation’s capital on Saturday was overtaken by the sight of tanks rolling down the street and Army helicopters buzzing in the sky for a military...
U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles on Friday for the first time detained a civilian as part of a protest against federal immigration raids, U.S....
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday closed out his third and final day of hearings on Capitol Hill with several clashes with lawmakers as he...
Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) on Thursday lambasted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him an "embarrassment" and demanding he resign over a...
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Republican senators came out firing during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's hearing on Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on...
The 700 Marines mobilized to the Los Angeles area on Monday have not yet completed pre-mission training as of Wednesday morning, with no clear picture...
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Wednesday questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his decision to choose Pride Month as the time to direct...
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) was indicted Tuesday on federal charges claiming she forcibly impeded and interfered with law enforcement officers after...
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Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith on Tuesday said he has not had direct contact with Los Angeles Police Department leadership or California Gov....
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday declined to discuss the expected cost of deploying National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles to...
The Trump administration is deploying another 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles, adding to the initial 2,000 already ordered to...
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The U.S. military is set to temporarily move about 700 Marines to Los Angeles, further increasing military presence in the city after the Trump...
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that he could be “on the hook” for hundreds of...
It will “probably” cost hundreds of millions of dollars for the Pentagon to transform a luxury Qatari jet into Air Force One, Air Force Secretary...
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The Army has hit its annual recruiting goal of 61,000 new active duty soldiers, four months ahead of the end of fiscal 2025 in September, the service...
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