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Military

A video posted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on X  reportedly shows U.S. military forces conducting a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea on Oct. 23, 2025.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth via AFP - Getty Images

Politics News

U.S. to send aircraft carrier strike group to Caribbean in an escalation of boat strikes

President Trump Speaks On US Efforts To Combat Drug Cartels
Will Oliver / Bloomberg / EPA /Getty Images

National Security

Trump indicates he won't seek congressional approval for targeting drug traffickers

Pete Hegseth.
Andrew Harnik / AFP - Getty Images

Congress

Pentagon's plan to limit contact with Congress is 'not going to work,' lawmakers say

Los Angeles protests
Gabrielle Lurie / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images file

U.S. news

Appeals panel appears skeptical of DOJ's defense of guard deployment in Los Angeles

NATO Defense Ministers Meeting in Brussels
Simon Wohlfahrt / Bloomberg / Getty Images

National Security

Pete Hegseth cracks down on Pentagon staff speaking to Congress

National Guard in Washington D.C.
Kay Nietfeld / dpa / picture alliance via Getty Images

National Security

How reporting from inside the Pentagon helped reveal neglect towards troops and veterans

Donald Trump walks and gives a thumbs up
Alex Brandon / AP

Live Updates

Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom; government shutdown hits 2-week mark

01:57

U.S to send aircraft carrier to Caribbean

02:48

U.S. military carries out strike on alleged drug boat with ties to Tren de Aragua

01:49

Trump: U.S. strikes drug ‘submarine’ off Venezuela

00:44

Top Admiral steps down in Pentagon shake-up

00:49

Top military commander overseeing Caribbean boat strikes to step down

05:54

Trump addresses Gaza ceasefire, Pentagon's press policy and government shutdown

01:47

Nine days into government shutdown, military families worried about missing paychecks

01:53

Lt. Col. George Hardy, Tuskegee Airman, Dies at 100

00:56

Memo: U.S. in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels

01:53

Critics Question Military’s Role in Local Policing

02:24

Here Are the Workers Not Getting Paid During the Shutdown

02:32

Trump and Hegseth Deliver Charged Speeches at Military Meeting

02:16

Hegseth summons military leaders for speech where he calls for controversial changes

04:49

Trump and Hegseth lay out military policy plans in remarks to meeting of generals

03:08

Hundreds of Military Leaders Meet With Pete Hegseth

00:44

Trump says military is bringing back a new 'focus on fitness'

00:38

Trump jokes that generals who don't like his remarks 'can leave the room'

01:41

Hegseth says military leaders who disagree with his directives should 'resign'

00:58

Defense Secretary Hegseth says department will redefine 'toxic' leadership

01:32

Hegseth rails against 'fat generals' and calls for physical fitness standards

The Pentagon crest logo is on a wall next to an American flag
Celal Gunes / Anadolu via Getty Images file

U.S. news

Five major broadcast networks say they won't sign new Pentagon media policy

National guard.
Scott Olson / Getty Images

Trump administration

Appeals court blocks Trump from deploying National Guard in Illinois

US President Trump marks 9/11 anniversary at the Pentagon
Yasin Ozturk / Anadolu via Getty Images file

Government Shutdown

Trump authorizes troop pay amid government shutdown

Members of the Texas National Guard stand guard at an army reserve training facility in Elwood, Ill.
Scott Olson / Getty Images

Trump administration

Judge temporarily blocks Trump admin from sending National Guard troops to Chicago

Donald Trump speaks
Jacquelyn Martin / AP

Live Updates

Live updates: Grand jury indicts New York attorney general; judge temporarily blocks Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Abdel Kareem Hana / AP

Middle East Conflict

U.S. prepping to send 200 troops to Israel for Gaza support, U.S. officials say

Image: Trump Increases Federal Law Enforcement Presence, Deploys National Guard In Nation's Capital
Andrew Harnik / Getty Images

Trump administration

Trump keeps threatening to use the Insurrection Act. What is it?

National Guard Troops In DC Will Carry Weapons, Pentagon Says
Valerie Plesch / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

Donald Trump

Trump floats invoking Insurrection Act to send troops to U.S. cities

Photo illustration of cut-out images of people attending a school dance and playing soccer; against background of U.S. Capitol
Leila Register / NBC News; Getty Images

Government Shutdown

Shutdown cancels sports games and dances for students at military-base schools

President Trump Returns To White House From New York
Kent Nishimura / Bloomberg via Getty Images

National Security

Trump administration determines the U.S. is in 'armed conflict' with cartels

ukraine russian conflict firefighters blaze russian air attack
Andrii Marienko / AP

War in Ukraine

U.S. to expand intelligence assistance to Ukraine for strikes on Russian energy facilities

National Security

Trump says military should use 'dangerous' U.S. cities as 'training grounds'

National Security

Generals and admirals scramble to make plans to attend Hegseth's unusual meeting

Tuskegee Airman reunites with Red Tail
Malcolm Mayfield / U.S. Air Force file

U.S. news

George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100

Pete Hegseth
Jim Watson / AFP - Getty Images

Politics News

Pete Hegseth says Wounded Knee soldiers will keep their Medals of Honor

Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a bilateral meeting with Donald Trump.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

War in Ukraine

Trump says he now thinks Ukraine can win back all of its territory taken by Russia

Image: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Alex Brandon / AP

U.S. news

Pentagon places further restrictions on journalists' access

army helicopter crash
Thurston County Sheriff's Office via AP

U.S. news

4 soldiers believed dead after Army helicopter crashes during training exercise in Washington state

Pete Hegseth, Charlie Kirk
Getty Images

EXCLUSIVE

Military leaders consider recruiting campaign centered on Charlie Kirk

Robert P. Burke retired admiral corruption charges sentence
Jose Luis Magana / AP

U.S. news

Navy's former second-in-command sentenced to 6 years for bribery plot

Integrated Battle Problem 23.1
Maria G. Llanos / U.S. Navy file

U.S. news

California man who landed plane on naval base twice and stole Navy truck pleads guilty

Congress Not Expected To Extend Trump's DC Police Takeover Ahead Of Sept. 10 Expiration
Andrew Harnik / Getty Images

Trump administration

Trump signs order to send National Guard to Memphis for crime crackdown

In a post on social media, President Trump said that the U.S. military had conducted another strike against a Venezuelan boat.
@realDonaldTrump via Truth Social

Trump administration

U.S. military targets a second alleged Venezuelan drug boat

Pete Hegseth.
Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

National Security

Pete Hegseth tells Pentagon staff to hunt for negative Charlie Kirk posts by service members

Image: crime shooting naval academy helicopters
Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images

Military

Student shot after mistaken ID mishap with officer during Naval Academy lockdown

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