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When was the last time US, Russia conducted nuclear testing?
Oct 308 months ago

When was the last time US, Russia conducted nuclear testing?

President Trump said Wednesday he directed the Pentagon to immediately start testing U.S. nuclear weapons for the first time since the 1990s to equal testing levels in China and Russia. “The United St...

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Venezuela boat strikes briefing leaves Democrats frustrated
Oct 308 months ago

Venezuela boat strikes briefing leaves Democrats frustrated

Democrats emerged irritated and frustrated from a classified briefing Thursday on the Trump administration’s military strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and the East Pacif...

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Trump directs Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons
Oct 308 months ago

Trump directs Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons

President Trump said on Wednesday that he has instructed the Defense Department (DOD) to immediately begin testing U.S. nuclear weapons on an equal basis to China and Russia. “The United States has ...

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US ship heads to Trinidad and Tobago amid Caribbean tensions
Oct 278 months ago

US ship heads to Trinidad and Tobago amid Caribbean tensions

A U.S. military ship on Sunday docked in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago amid tensions in the Caribbean sparked by U.S. military action against boats accused of attempting to smuggle fentanyl to th...

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Mystery donor gives Pentagon $130 million to help pay troops
Oct 248 months ago

Mystery donor gives Pentagon $130 million to help pay troops

The Defense Department (DOD) received an anonymous $130 million donation on Thursday that the Pentagon will use to help pay troops as the federal government shutdown drags on. “On October 23, 2025, t...

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Trump says declaration of war not needed for strikes on alleged cartel boats
Oct 248 months ago

Trump says declaration of war not needed for strikes on alleged cartel boats

President Trump on Thursday dismissed the need to ask Congress for a declaration of war as the U.S. military continuously launches strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. “I don’t thi...

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Hegseth says 3 ‘narco-terrorists’ killed in boat strike in Pacific
Oct 238 months ago

Hegseth says 3 ‘narco-terrorists’ killed in boat strike in Pacific

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said late Wednesday that the U.S. military conducted another strike against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing three “narco-terrorists.” H...

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Jeffries bashes GOP over new policy limiting Pentagon talks with Congress
Oct 228 months ago

Jeffries bashes GOP over new policy limiting Pentagon talks with Congress

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hammered Republicans over the Trump administration’s new policy limiting Pentagon outreach to members of Congress.  Speaking to reporters in the Capitol,...

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Hegseth announces another US strike on alleged drug trafficking boat
Oct 198 months ago

Hegseth announces another US strike on alleged drug trafficking boat

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday announced there had been another U.S. strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat days prior. “On October 17th, at the direction of President Trump, the Departm...

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Vance tells Marines they'll get paid despite 'Schumer shutdown'
Oct 198 months ago

Vance tells Marines they'll get paid despite 'Schumer shutdown'

Vice President Vance on Saturday told the U.S. Marine Corps members gathered at Camp Pendleton in California that they will get paid despite the government shutdown. Vance, appearing with Defense Secr...

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Trump admin to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Ecuador, Colombia
Oct 188 months ago

Trump admin to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Ecuador, Colombia

The Trump administration plans to repatriate back to Ecuador and Colombia the two alleged drug traffickers who survived the U.S. military’s recent boat strike in the Caribbean.  President Trump announ...

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