The article examines growing speculation over whether President Donald Trump may move from economic pressure on Cuba to military action, possibly framed as a “humanitarian invasion.” At a House Foreig
CNN reports that senior U.S. military commanders approved strikes on Iran despite warnings in Pentagon databases that some target intelligence was badly outdated. According to three sources familiar w
According to the article, Israeli fighter jets reportedly entered Iranian airspace in an attempt to intercept and possibly shoot down a diplomatic plane carrying senior Iranian officials returning fro
The Guardian reports that the Trump administration’s National Design Studio (NDS), an opaque White House office created by executive order in August 2025, has quietly rebuilt or operated several sensi
The Trump administration is lifting export controls on Anthropic’s two most advanced AI models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, after the company reached an agreement with the Commerce Department. According to
Texas is moving toward a new public school mandate that would require classrooms to display and read the Bible. The policy is part of a broader push by conservative lawmakers to bring more religion in
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) issued a strong condemnation of a Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel memo released just before the 27th anniversary of the Suprem
Recent satellite imagery shows continued activity at two suspected Chinese-linked signals intelligence sites in Cuba, highlighting the island’s strategic value for foreign intelligence collection near
The FBI and Department of Justice say they disrupted an alleged plot targeting the UFC America 250 event at the White House, leading to multiple arrests in a multi-state operation. Authorities became
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem alleged that China is running a highly coordinated, “travel agency-style” smuggling network to move Chinese nationals into the United States. In an inter
In October 2022, the Biden administration imposed export controls through the Commerce Department’s BIS to limit Chinese access to advanced computing chips used to train and deploy AI models. At the t
UFC Freedom 250 is set to make history as the first UFC event held on the White House lawn in Washington, D.C., scheduled for June 14, 2026, to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary. The card is p
The Trump administration imposed sweeping export controls on Anthropic after a frantic 24-hour dispute over the company’s newly released AI model, Fable 5, which officials believed had serious securit
The report says the United Arab Emirates has agreed to release billions of dollars to Iran in a major policy shift aimed at stopping Iranian attacks on the Gulf state during the US-Israeli war with Te
The FBI’s Kinetic Cyber Range in Huntsville, Alabama, is a 22,000-square-foot training facility designed to give agents, analysts, and forensic specialists realistic hands-on experience before they wo
A Ukrainian ground robot successfully defended a key intersection from Russian assault for 45 days last summer, marking what a 3rd Army Corps spokesperson called Ukraine’s first fully robotic defensiv
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“America’s Adversaries: The Russia Reality” is a one-day policy summit scheduled for June 10, 2026, at Decatur House in Washington, DC, just steps from the White House. The event runs from 10:00 a.m.
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The Pentagon has reportedly raised Israel’s counterintelligence threat level against the United States to its highest “critical” rating, according to two current U.S. officials and one former official
Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, a 19-year-old former DOGE figure now working for the Social Security Administration, described the August Washington, D.C. carjacking that left him with a broken nose and
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Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to one count of retaining national security information, according to two sources familiar with the case. Under the deal w
At the DefCon security conference, hacker Sick Codes demonstrated a new jailbreak for John Deere tractors that can give him root access through the machines’ touchscreen consoles. The exploit targets
The Intercept reports that Al-Fassel and Pishtaz News appear to be ordinary Middle Eastern news sites in Arabic, Farsi, and English, but are actually part of a U.S.-government-funded propaganda networ
A major Instagram security flaw in Meta’s AI-powered account recovery assistant allowed hackers to bypass two-factor authentication and hijack high-value accounts within minutes. The issue was not a d
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Iran has said it will stop exchanging messages with the United States through intermediaries and move to fully block the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim. The
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The article argues that the White House’s National Design Studio, created in 2025 and led by Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia, is operating as a secretive digital infrastructure hub for federal websites. T
A draft U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, dated 28 May 2026, reportedly includes a proposed $224 billion to $300 billion reconstruction or investment mechanism for Iran as part of efforts to end
At a defense forum, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth softened earlier rhetoric about China while still reaffirming strong American commitment to security in the Indo-Pacific. The AP report says Heg
The Defense Department is seeking nearly $30 billion in fiscal 2027 to modernize its AI computing infrastructure and expand its use of next-generation supercomputers. The proposed $29.5 billion invest
A new US-Saudi joint venture is building a drone factory near Riyadh to produce combat drones modeled on Iran’s Shahed system. The partnership, called SR2Vector, brings together Utah-based Vector Defe
Russia launched a large overnight attack on Kyiv, combining drones with a hypersonic ballistic missile, in one of its most intense strikes on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, AP News reported.
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
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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
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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
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President Donald Trump said Taiwan should not assume the United States would provide a “blank check” military guarantee if tensions with China escalate. In a Fox News interview with Bret Baier, Trump
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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
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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
Secret Service personnel responded Monday to an officer-involved shooting near the White House, according to an agency statement. The incident occurred a few blocks south of the White House, near 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
The Pentagon’s counter-drone strategy is being reshaped after a September exercise in Florida that mimicked Ukraine’s “Spiderweb” drone attack on Russia. At Eglin Air Force Base, members of the 10th S
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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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators that the Trump administration believes the “clock” for seeking congressional approval for the Iran war has paused because a ceasefire is in effect. Unde
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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