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Hegseth won’t commit to obeying courts on Marines in Los Angeles
The Defense secretary said he’d comply with a Supreme Court order blocking Trump’s domestic deployment, but did not commit to the other courts.
Pentagon to review US role in AUKUS submarine pact
The three-nation partnership aims to protect against China in the Pacific.
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Hegseth says troops in LA are lawful. He just can’t explain why.
The Pentagon chief stumbled when pressed on the legal underpinning for the deployment of 700 Marines to California.
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‘America’s reputation is on the line’: Republican senators chide Hegseth over Ukraine
The former Senate majority leader and a top Trump ally laid into the Pentagon chief over the administration’s actions toward the embattled country.
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Troops deployed to LA will cost $134M, Pentagon predicts
The estimate came during a budget hearing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said the president is enforcing “law and order.”
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Trump deploys Marines to Los Angeles
The troops will not participate in law enforcement activities, two officials said, unless the president chooses to invoke the Insurrection Act.
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Over the moon: How the Trump-Musk feud helps the lunar mission
The public meltdown between the SpaceX founder and the president has given moon advocates in Congress and industry an opening — and they’re seizing it.
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Air Force chief: Qatari jet will cost less than $400 million to retrofit
Other estimates for transforming the plane into Air Force One have reached the billions.
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Trump, in show of NATO support, nominates official to key role with alliance
The move reinforces support for European allies just two weeks before NATO leaders gather in The Hague.
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‘Wake-up call’: Ukraine drone strike exposes dangers to US aircraft
Kyiv’s devastating attacks on Russia underscore how easily cheap drones can cripple an air force, including America’s.
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Hegseth to skip Ukraine meeting at NATO headquarters
The Defense secretary's absence marks the first time in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s history that a Pentagon chief misses the monthly meeting.
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Ukrainian delegation to brief senators amid Russia sanctions push
Zelenskyy allies visit Congress to bolster Russia sanctions bill.
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Navy set to rename ship honoring Harvey Milk amid DEI purge
The step furthers Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's agenda to stomp out DEI initiatives at the Pentagon.
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Pentagon to redraw command map to more closely align Greenland with the US
The Pentagon's move to shift its oversight of Greenland under U.S. Northern Command aligns with President Trump’s pledge to take control of the autonomous Danish territory.
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White House plans to pull nomination for NASA administrator
Jared Isaacman has a long-running relationship with Elon Musk.
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Hegseth warns Asia allies that China threat is ‘imminent’
The U.S. defense secretary went to Singapore to reinforce alliances, and admonish allies about security spending.
US military shifts messaging in Africa, telling allies to prepare to stand more on their own
“There needs to be some burden sharing,” said Gen. Michael Langley, the U.S. military’s top official in Africa.
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Trump MAGAfies West Point
Appearing in a red MAGA cap, the president delivered what sounded at times like a rally speech to the West Point graduates.
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Bad news for Trump’s Golden Dome: He can’t build it without Canada
The president would need to rely on Ottawa to track Chinese and Russian missiles that could come at the U.S. from over the horizon.
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Trump administration accepts Qatari jet for Air Force One
The controversial move sets up a fight with lawmakers in both parties.
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Trump unveils $175B, 3-year price tag for Golden Dome
The first tranche of funding would come from Trump's "big, beautiful bill" that Congress has yet to pass.
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US waiting for Russian peace proposal, Rubio says
The Trump administration is rebuffing pressure from Congress and Europe to ratchet up pressure on Moscow after a call with Putin.
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Trump to announce $25B funding for Golden Dome project
The price tag matches the amount in the president’s “big, beautiful bill” that lawmakers have yet to approve.
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How Congress could crush Trump's Qatari plane gift
Lawmakers are weighing everything from sticking amendments in defense legislation to holding up nominees as they try to stop the president from accepting the foreign-owned aircraft.
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Trump touts Russia-Ukraine talks, even as he steps back
The president signaled that the U.S. would not play a mediating role in the discussions.
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‘So what?’: Gorka dismisses judge rulings on deportations
The president’s top counterterrorism official said federal judges who have disputed the administration’s actions could be “wrong.”
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Former NASA chief: Trump's budget takes ‘a chainsaw and a meat-ax’ to space agency
The administration is proposing a $6 billion budget cut to NASA.
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US space chief warns of emerging threats from China and Russia
Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, speaking at the POLITICO Security Summit, said China's "kill web" is the biggest threat in U.S. adversaries’ growing space capabilities.
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