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Trump Proposes Massive Increase in Defense Spending

He calls for $1.5T in military spending, citing 'troubled and dangerous times'

(Newser) - President Trump on Wednesday proposed setting US military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing "troubled and dangerous times." Trump called for the massive surge in spending days after he ordered a US military operation to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and spirit him out of...

Trump Administration Has Rare Reaction to Media on Venezuela

It's a 'thank you' from Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reporters for keeping plans of raid quiet

(Newser) - In the wake of last weekend's US military action in Venezuela, the news media got something it seldom hears from the Trump administration: a thank you. Secretary of State Marco Rubio credited news organizations that had learned in advance about last Saturday's strike leading to the capture of...

A CIA Source in Venezuela's Government Helped Raid
A CIA Source in Venezuela's
Government Helped Raid
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Jan 5, 2026 7:38 AM CST

A CIA Source in Venezuela's Government Helped Raid

A look at how the military operation to seize Maduro unfolded

(Newser) - Details continue to emerge on the US military operation to extract Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores from Venezuela over the weekend. Planning for what was called Operation Absolute Resolve began months ago:
  • The CIA had a source in the Venezuelan government tipping them off on Maduro's movements and
...

'We Are Going to Run' Venezuela, Trump Says

President plans for US companies to rebuild nation's oil infrastructure

(Newser) - Speaking hours after the military struck Caracas and seized President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump announced the US will take control of Venezuela. "We are going to run the country. But till such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition," Trump said Saturday at...

US Attacks 5 Boats, Saying Rescuers Looked for Survivors

Southern Command posts that vessels were running drugs, though it provides no evidence

(Newser) - The US military has reported striking five boats the Trump administration says were smuggling drugs over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. US Southern Command did not reveal where the attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday occurred. A video of Tuesday'...

US Military Says It Killed 2 on Drug Boat in Pacific

Southern Command reports strike on drug traffickers took place in international waters

(Newser) - The US military announced Monday that it destroyed another suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people on board. US Southern Command posted on X that the boat, described as operated by a designated terrorist group, was blown up in international waters off South America, the Hill...

US Military to Stop Shooting Goats as a Way to Train Medics

But training that involves stabbing, burning will continue

(Newser) - The US military will stop its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone, ending an exercise made obsolete by simulators that mimic battlefield injuries. The prohibition on "live fire" training that includes animals is part of this year'...

What We Know About the US Airstrikes in Nigeria
What We Know About
the US Airstrikes in Nigeria
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Dec 26, 2025 9:59 AM CST

What We Know About the US Airstrikes in Nigeria

Nigerian official disagrees with Trump that Christians are being targeted

(Newser) - President Trump authorized US airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Nigeria on Thursday under the rationale that they were attacking Christians. "MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues," Trump wrote on social media. Coverage:...

Trump: US Forces Launched Fatal Strikes on ISIS in Nigeria

The government worked with Pentagon to plan the attack, US official says

(Newser) - President Trump said on Thursday evening that US forces carried out airstrikes on Islamic State targets in northwestern Nigeria, framing the operation as a response to attacks on Christians. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he ordered a "powerful and deadly" strike on ISIS militants in the Soboto...

Coast Guard Tries to Seize Fleeing Tanker

US forces had seizure order for the Bella 1 off Venezuela

(Newser) - US authorities were pursuing an oil tanker off Venezuela on Sunday, after the ship did not submit to being boarded by American forces and sailed away in the Caribbean Sea. Officials said the US Coast Guard approached the vessel, which they said was not flying a valid national flag, late...

US Forces Board Oil Tanker Under Trump's Blockade

Coast Guard, warships stop vessel near Venezuela

(Newser) - US forces moved Saturday against another ship near Venezuela, days after President Trump ordered a " complete blockade " of sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving the country, American officials said. The operation is being carried out by the Coast Guard with support from at least 11 warships deployed in...

US Strikes ISIS Targets in What Hegseth Calls 'Vengeance'

Sweeping attacks in Syria will continue into Saturday, officials say

(Newser) - US forces opened a broad wave of air and artillery strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday, answering President Trump's promise to retaliate for the killing of two American soldiers and a US interpreter last weekend. "This is not the beginning of a war—it is...

Death Toll in US Boat Strikes Blows Past 100

US military says 5 were killed in 2 new boat strikes against alleged drug smugglers in eastern Pacific

(Newser) - The US military on Thursday said it had conducted two more strikes against boats it claimed were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people. US Southern Command posted on social media that "intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern...

It's Not the Tariffs Paying Trump's Troops Bonus

Administration is tapping $2.6 billion approved by Congress for military housing aid

(Newser) - The funding for that Christmas bonus President Trump promised troops in his speech Wednesday night isn't exactly as advertised. Trump indicated revenue from the tariffs he's imposed on goods coming into the US mostly would cover the $1,776 checks, which he called a "warrior dividend."...

China Likely to Be 'Infuriated' by US Move on Taiwan

US announces $10B package of arms sales

(Newser) - The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers, and drones, a move that is sure to infuriate China, the AP reports. The State Department announced the sales late Wednesday during a nationally televised address...

US Military Strikes 3 More Boats, Killing 8

Latest strikes took place in eastern Pacific

(Newser) - The US military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny over the boat strikes is intensifying in Congress, the AP reports. The military said in a statement on social media that the strikes...

Army Names 2 Iowa Guard Members Killed in Syria

Governor orders flags in state to fly at half-staff

(Newser) - The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack in Syria that the US military blamed on the Islamic State group were identified Monday. The US Army named them as Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, the AP...

JetBlue Reports 'Outrageous' Near Miss With Air Force Tanker

Airline flight was headed from Caribbean to New York

(Newser) - A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curacao halted its ascent on Friday to avoid colliding with a US Air Force refueling tanker, and the airline pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path. "We almost had a midair collision up here," the JetBlue pilot...

Commander Retires Without Addressing Boat Strikes

Adm. Alvin Holsey oversaw the first attacks as head of US Southern Command

(Newser) - Adm. Alvin Holsey officially has left his post as head of US Southern Command, ending his tenure after just one year without publicly addressing the lethal boat attacks he initially oversaw off Venezuela and in the eastern Pacific. Holsey, a four-star Navy admiral, formally retired Friday at a ceremony near...

Let Americans See Video of Strike and Decide: Democrats

Republican senator says he'd like more such attacks

(Newser) - House Democrats called Sunday for the Pentagon to release video of the US strike that killed survivors of a first attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, with the party's top member on the Armed Services Committee saying the evidence would contradict Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's explanation....

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