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F-18 Hornet fighter jets are stationed on the deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, which arrived on a four-day visit and is anchored off the city of Split on February 14, 2022. (Photo by Denis LOVROVIC / AFP) (Photo by DENIS LOVROVIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Fighter Jet Plunges Overboard From USS Truman Into Red Sea In $56M Blunder

An F/A-18E U.S. fighter jet slipped off the side of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, causing it to sink into the Red Sea on Monday, in a $56 million blunder.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The White House said they are expecting thousands of children and adults to participate in the annual tradition of rolling colored eggs down the White House lawn, which was started by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Hegseth: Leak Probe Evidence Will Be Referred To DOJ For Possible Charges

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sharply criticized what he described as the “hoax press,” while also directing blame at his recently dismissed aides, whom he accused of disseminating falsehoods regarding recent controversies that have unfolded during his tenure.

TOPSHOT - In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin Ratifies Treaty Agreement With Iran, Strengthening Military And Diplomatic Ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law ratifying a 20-year strategic partnership pact with Iran. It aims to strengthen diplomatic and military ties between the two nations.

IN SPACE - APRIl 10: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NO SALES) This handout image supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA), shows a view of The Palms, Dubai as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft psses below, in an image taken by ESA astronaut Tim Peake from the International Space Station on April 10, 2016. ESA astronaut Tim Peake is performing more than 30 scientific experiments and taking part in numerous others from ESA's international partners during his six-month mission, named Principia, after Isaac Newtons ground-breaking Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which describes the principal laws of motion and gravity. (Photo by Tim Peake / ESA/NASA via Getty Images)

SpaceX Considered Current Frontrunner To Acquire Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Contract

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, along with two partners, have emerged as frontrunners to acquire President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system contract — according to multiple reports.

(L) WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 21: U.S. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth listens as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced the Next Generation of Air Dominance (NGDA) program, the F-47, the sixth-generation high-tech Air Force fighter to succeed the F-22 Raptor. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) /(R) Dan Caldwell. (Photo via: Department of Defense)

Hegseth’s Top Adviser Dan Caldwell Put ‘On Leave’ Amid Pentagon Leak Probe

One of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday — after being identified during an investigation into confidential leaks at the Department of Defense (DOD).

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) (L) speaks to after participating in a ceremonial swearing-in for Patronis (R-FL) and Randy Fine (R-FL) at the U.S. Capitol on April 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. The swearing-in comes after Johnson sent the House home until the following Monday after trying to block a vote on Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's (R-FL) proposal for proxy voting for new parents failed. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Speaker Johnson Pushes House To Pass Trump Endorsed Senate Budget Bill Despite GOP Criticism Over Lack Of Spending Cuts

House Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to rally GOP lawmakers to affirm a budget bill passed by the Senate on Saturday morning, as at least three House Republicans threaten to defect.