Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon is reviving a 1918 military decoration to honor service members deployed to the Southern Border, recognizing them as “brave border soldiers.”
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President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of three warships along with thousands of Marines near Venezuela — combating the flow of illicit drugs entering the United States via President Nicolás Maduro’s “cartel criminal network.”
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenged Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to a spirited fitness showdown — with the Trump administration officials taking part in a pushup and pullup competition amid Kennedy’s push to promote a healthy, active lifestyle.
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President Donald Trump has authorized U.S. military action against certain Latin American drug cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations. This directive allows U.S. forces to target these groups both on land and at sea — escalating the United States’ approach to combating drug trafficking.
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Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte has been nominated to become the next superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Read More Hegseth nominates Marine general Michael J. Borgschulte to lead Naval Academy
The U.S. government announced a newly inked deal, worth up to $200 million, to begin utilizing Grok, Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot — representing a push to modernize the Defense Department.
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