Tulsi Gabbard announced that she will resign as director of national intelligence effective June 30, 2026, saying she needs to step away from public service to support her husband, Abraham Williams, a
U.S. Northern Command commander Gen. Gregory Guillot said troops patrolling the southern border still lack adequate counter-drone technology, even as the region has become a major testbed for counter-
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday disclosed new details about a planned White House ballroom, describing it as a bunker-like, heavily fortified structure with a six-story underground complex. He said
The Justice Department expanded a newly announced settlement involving President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over the alleged leaking of his tax returns to also resolve his long-running tax disputes with t
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President Donald Trump, along with his two eldest sons and the Trump Organization, voluntarily dropped a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, according to a Monday filing in Miami
The first public image of the U.S. military’s AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) has emerged, marking a notable step for a long-secret air-to-air weapon in development for years. Photograp
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A New York Times investigation reveals that U.S. involvement in the Ukraine war was far deeper and more secretive than publicly known. In the early weeks after Russia’s invasion in 2022, two top Ukrai
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The Pentagon canceled the deployment of nearly 4,000 soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, just as the unit was beginning to deploy to Europe. A U.S. official confir
The Arms Control Association argues that U.S. negotiators were unprepared for serious nuclear talks with Iran and that this weakness may have contributed to President Trump’s decision to support strik
NVIDIA is reportedly accelerating co-packaged optics (CPO) technology by about five years, bringing it into its roadmap with the upcoming Feynman GPUs in 2028. CPO uses silicon photonics to replace so
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war with Iran is “not over,” insisting that the U.S. and Israel still aim to stop Tehran’s nuclear program. In a taped CBS “60 Minutes” interview, he
Three U.S. Navy destroyers — USS Truxton, USS Mason and USS Rafael Peralta — came under attack Thursday while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting U.S. “self-defense strikes” on Iranian targets,
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the fragile ceasefire with Iran remains in effect, despite renewed hostilities after Iran attacked U.S. forces and the commercial ships they were pr
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President Donald Trump abruptly paused “Project Freedom,” a U.S. operation meant to help ships safely transit the Strait of Hormuz, after backlash from key Gulf allies, according to U.S. officials. Th
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President Trump entered office promising to remove government constraints on artificial intelligence, but 15 months later his administration is moving toward a much more active role in overseeing the
The article compares the Vietnam War with the 2026 Iran conflict, arguing that both were launched with unrealistic expectations, weak public explanations, and no clear exit strategy. The author, a for
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Spirit Airlines has shut down operations immediately, canceling all flights and beginning an “orderly wind-down” that will affect thousands of travelers and nearly 17,000 employees. The budget carrier
President Trump informed congressional leaders that hostilities with Iran have “terminated,” arguing that the legal 60-day deadline for seeking congressional authorization under the War Powers Resolut
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President Donald Trump said his administration is reviewing a possible reduction in the number of US troops stationed in Germany, with a decision expected soon. The announcement came after a public cl
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The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case testing whether police can use broad “geofence warrants” to obtain cellphone location data from Google without violating the Fourth Amendment. The case stem
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A Dutch-language VRT NWS article explains how a fabricated story about a “Volksrepubliek Narva” in Estonia caused real political tension. The false claim began in March as a small Russian-language dis
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Iran is experiencing unusually heavy rainfall and snowfall after years of severe drought, bringing visible relief as reservoirs refill, dams recover, and vegetation begins to return. The sudden weathe
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night after a security incident outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
Donald Trump canceled plans for US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to travel to Pakistan for further talks with Iran, saying Tehran could contact Washington directly “anytime.” The trip had bee
The article argues that Iran has outperformed the United States in the online “meme war” accompanying their hostilities, even while suffering heavier military damage. Iran’s information campaign is de
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly fired Navy Secretary John Phelan after Phelan refused to ignore a federal judge’s ruling related to Senator Mark Kelly. The dispute centers on Kelly’s video u
The report explains how U.S. export controls on advanced semiconductors have become a central tool in competition with China. Semiconductors are described as strategic technologies that underpin artif
A US Army special forces master sergeant, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, was arrested and charged after allegedly using classified information to profit from betting on the covert capture of Venezuelan Presiden
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Federal authorities arrested a special forces soldier on Thursday after he allegedly made more than $400,000 by betting on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s removal, according to sources familiar
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The article argues that messaging is a major strategic weakness for the United States, especially in war and foreign policy. It opens with a story from Iraq in 2007, when U.S. psychological operations
Federal workers and contractors are suing their agencies after being caught in undercover sting operations organized by activist journalist James O’Keefe. The cases center on “honeypot” style setups,
The US military will no longer require service members to receive an annual flu shot, according to a new policy announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a video posted to social media, Hegseth
At a House event focused on artificial intelligence, lawmakers from both parties expressed deep concern about the technology’s rapid growth and potential harms. The discussion reflected growing anxiet
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At the Halifax International Security Forum, Matt Gurney argues that America’s absence was the defining feature of the event. He describes the forum as a major Canadian “soft power” gathering for defe
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The article argues that America is beginning to recognize the risks of concentrating control over artificial intelligence in the hands of a few powerful tech leaders. It opens by questioning whether “
USA TODAY reports that the Pentagon is quietly increasing planning for a possible U.S. military operation in Cuba, should President Donald Trump order one. The report cites two unnamed sources familia
White House Releases Space Nuclear Initiative
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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has announced the National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power, aimed at revitalizing space nuclear power and propulsion efforts,
The commentary "Tactical Success, Strategic Failure? Washington Walks the Path to Defeat in Iran" by Ryan Evans reflects on the U.S. military actions against Iran initiated by the Trump administration
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The article from The Verge discusses how the Iranian regime effectively utilized social media and AI-generated content to counter U.S. propaganda during a recent military conflict. While the White Hou
The article discusses how the Iranian regime effectively utilized social media and digital propaganda to counteract the narrative from the U.S. White House during a recent conflict. While the U.S. foc
Houston Mayor John Whitmire has lost the endorsement of the Houston Police Officers' Union following his vote in favor of an ordinance that limits the Houston Police Department's (HPD) cooperation wit
The FBI has officially classified a recent cyber intrusion linked to Chinese hackers as a “major incident,” highlighting significant risks to U.S. national security. This breach involved a sensitive F
The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire amid escalating tensions and threats from U.S. President Trump. This diplomatic maneuver follows Trump's aggressive rhetoric, which inclu
On April 6, 2026, the U.S. Embassy in Manama, Bahrain issued a security alert following the initiation of U.S. combat operations in Iran. The embassy emphasized that the safety of American citizens is
The U.S. military launched a significant air operation to rescue the crew of an F-15E Strike Eagle that was downed in Iran. Over the weekend, the operation involved approximately 176 aircraft and hund
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a video threatening OpenAI's planned data center in Abu Dhabi, asserting that it would target the facility if the U.S. attacks Iranian power
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Former President Donald Trump has threatened to jail journalists in an effort to uncover the source of a leak regarding the rescue of a second American airman after the shoot-down of an F-15 fighter j