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Trump: I'll Send 'More Than the National Guard' to Cities

In speech to troops, president suggests military deployments to 'troubled' areas

(Newser) - President Trump ramped up his warnings to what he calls "troubled" American cities on Tuesday with a suggestion that he might deploy military troops, reports the Hill :
  • "We have cities that are troubled—we can't have cities that are troubled," Trump said in a speech to
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Venezuelan Leader Urges Punishment for Aiding US Military

Vice president accuses Trinidad and Tobago of hostile actions

(Newser) - The vice president of Venezuela called Monday for canceling energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago over that nation's military cooperation with the US. A warship involved in President Trump's campaign to destroy Venezuelan speedboats he says are carrying drugs is being hosted by Trinidad. "The prime minister...

Venezuela: Trump Is Plotting Regime Change

Lindsey Graham appears to confirm Trump wants Nicolás Maduro out—and may strike soon

(Newser) - A top Venezuelan official is accusing President Trump of actively trying to topple the government of Nicolás Maduro. Tarek William Saab, Venezuela's attorney general and a close Maduro ally, told the BBC that there is "no doubt" Trump is seeking regime change and wants to turn Venezuela...

US Sends Drones Over Gaza to Keep an Eye on Ceasefire

American military seeks independent view as other nations join effort

(Newser) - The US monitoring of ceasefire compliance by Israel and Hamas now includes deploying surveillance drones over Gaza, an effort to gain an independent view of the situation on the ground. Israel has consented to the flights, American and Israeli officials said, which are connected to the new Civil-Military Coordination Center...

Pentagon Sending Aircraft Carrier to South America

It's the latest US military escalation in the region

(Newser) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Friday the military is deploying an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, a move the Washington Post describes as a "major escalation" of the US military presence in the region. Hegseth ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to...

Seeing No Crime, Ecuador Frees Survivor of US Strike

Trump had said the man would face 'detention and prosecution' in his home country

(Newser) - The survivor of a US strike on a submersible vessel that the Trump administration says was transporting drugs in the Caribbean has been released by authorities in Ecuador. Prosecutors said they had no evidence that Andrés Fernando Tufiño committed a crime in the South American nation, a government...

After Strikes, US Embassy Issues Warning to Americans

Two Trinidad fishermen apparently were killed in nearby attack on boat

(Newser) - The US Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago cautioned Americans on Saturday to stay away from American government facilities on the twin-island nation. It was an unusual warning that came as tensions grow between the US and Venezuela over deadly Pentagon strikes in Caribbean waters targeting suspected drug traffickers, the AP...

US Holds 2 Survivors of New Attack in Caribbean

Trump says military struck a 'drug-carrying submarine'

(Newser) - US forces took survivors into custody after striking a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean—the first attack that anyone escaped alive since President Trump began the strikes in the region last month, officials said Friday. Trump then confirmed the military operation. "We attacked a submarine, and that was...

Trump Confirms CIA Covert Ops in Venezuela

But president won't say if he gave the green light to 'take out' Maduro

(Newser) - President Trump has confirmed authorizing covert CIA operations in Venezuela. Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, Trump also floated the idea of military strikes against drug cartels there, citing two motivations: claims that Venezuela has "emptied their prisons into the United States" and ongoing concerns about narcotics...

200 American Troops Are Headed to Israel

Team will support and monitor ceasefire

(Newser) - The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Israel to support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza , US officials said Thursday. The team will include partner nations, nongovernmental organizations, and private-sector participants, the AP reports. The officials said US Central Command is going to establish a "civil-military coordination...

Pearl Harbor Sailor in 'Courts of the Missing' Is Identified

DNA testing, other forensic advances finally link Edward D. Bowden to USS California tragedy

(Newser) - The remains of Edward D. Bowden , a Navy fireman who died in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, have been identified more than eight decades after the tragedy, military officials announced on Tuesday. Bowden, 29, was serving aboard the USS California when Japanese forces struck, sinking the ship and...

Trump Declares Cartels 'Unlawful Combatants'

Notice to lawmakers says US is engaged in 'noninternational armed conflict'

(Newser) - President Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a "non-international armed conflict" after recent US strikes on boats in the Caribbean, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by outlets including the AP and the New York Times .
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Trump to Generals: I've Never Had Such a Silent Room

Military brass were following protocol, but president asks them to loosen up

(Newser) - President Trump followed up defense chief Pete Hegseth's speech to the nation's top generals with one of his own, though he didn't lay out any new military initiatives. The president spoke for about 70 minutes and hit a wide range of topics. Some highlights via CNN , the...

Hegseth: 'Era of Politically Correct' Military Is Over

He also rails against 'fat generals,' facial hair, and 'woke' ideology

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed a rare assembly of the top US generals and admirals on Tuesday, though his speech didn't reveal any major surprises. Hegseth reiterated points he has previously made: He wants a less "woke" fighting force and a warrior mentality. Highlights from his speech in...

Stephen Miller Exerts Control on Striking Venezuelan Boats

Presidential adviser's role eclipses that of Rubio, officials say

(Newser) - Stephen Miller has taken charge of US military strikes against the Venezuelan boats the Trump administration says are running drugs, overshadowing Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a pronounced internal shift of power. The Homeland Security Council chaired by the senior White House adviser recently has gone from a...

Pentagon Looks at Options to Strike Venezuelan Drug Targets

Operation could begin in weeks, insiders say

(Newser) - The Pentagon is working on plans to attack drug traffickers inside Venezuela, an operation that could begin in weeks, people familiar with the operation told NBC News . President Trump posted last weekend that military had destroyed a boat in the Caribbean that he said was carrying narco-traffickers and drugs for...

Possible Agenda Items Emerge for Generals Meeting

Hegseth may talk about the 'warrior ethos,' administration officials say

(Newser) - In the absence of an explanation for ordering hundreds of generals and admirals to Virginia to hear from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, possible agenda items are being floated. The mystery only deepened in the Oval Office on Thursday when reporters asked about the meeting. "I think it'...

Hegseth Summons Top Brass for Mysterious Meeting

Generals from around the world have been called to Virginia at short notice

(Newser) - Generals will gather in their masses in Virginia next week—but unlike witches at black masses, the reason for the meeting is unclear. The Washington Post , citing "more than a dozen people familiar with the matter," reports that with no explanation and little warning, Defense Secretary Pete...

Military's New Facial Hair Rule May Mostly Affect Black Men
Military's New Facial Hair Rule
May Mostly Affect Black Men
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Military's New Facial Hair Rule May Mostly Affect Black Men

Most hair exemptions are issued for condition that disproportionately affects Black men

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a year should get kicked out of the service, the AP reports. While commanders are still able to issue service members exemptions from shaving—a policy that has existed for...

Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral Gets 6 Years for Bribery Plot

Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke traded military contract for a lucrative job

(Newser) - A retired four-star US Navy admiral was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for his conviction on corruption charges that he agreed to exchange a military contract for a lucrative postretirement job, the AP reports. Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke—once the second-highest uniformed officer in the Navy—...

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