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US Military Pullback in Africa Opens Door for China and Russia 1 nitpicked May 2025 May 2025 2 1034
North Korea detains 3 shipyard officials over the failed launch of a naval destroyer 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 5 1304
Pete Hegseth slammed for 'direct attack' against military reporters: 'Never seen anything like this' 5 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 8 1658
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 12 1372
Trump selects concept for $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense system 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 2 1062
Retired four-star admiral found guilty of bribery after accepting $500K a year job in exchange for lucrative Navy contra 6 nitpicked May 2025 May 2025 6 1659
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions 3 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 1271
ICE Barbie Aide Caught Lying on 'Body-Slamming' Claim Live on CNN 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 7 1247
Trump's firing of FEMA director unsettles GOP senators 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 14 1269
Kristi Noem says Afghans can return safely under Taliban rule. Experts say that's 'patently obscene' 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 7 1054
FEMA's acting chief says agency will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 1 1043
Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 0 932
Judge cites lack of confidence in Homeland Security, issues injunction in University of Iowa case 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 4 977
DHS civil rights office opened investigation into Mahmoud Khalil's arrest days before office was dissolved 0 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 881
Hegseth's plan to cut senior military jobs could hit more than 120 high-ranking officers 9 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 1709
Trump's Freebie Qatar Jet Is the Stuff of Nightmares in Spyworld 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 1118
Is Russia co-opting US far-right groups to attack western democracies? 2 ck4829 May 2025 May 2025 8 1221
Pentagon considers shifting Greenland to US Northern Command, sparking concerns over Trump's ambitions for the territory 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 7 1421
For second time in 8 days, fighter jet assigned to USS Truman is lost in Red Sea 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 May 2025 3 1161
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 8 1114
Elon Musk's SpaceX Hits Jackpot Under New Trump Budget Plan 3 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 9 1270
Collins has 'serious objections' to parts of Trump 2026 budget 4 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 2 1360
The US Army says it's scrapping a new light assault vehicle that got 'too heavy' 0 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 0 990
Defense Department designates a second military zone on US border, extending into Texas 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 5 1099
Trump administration forced to reveal its ham-handed operation to terminate immigration records of thousands of students 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 878
Trump world's Laura Loomer takes aim at a 'woke' Lockheed Martin and its $2 trillion F-35 program 7 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 0 1656
Trump Has Ordered Safeguards Stripped From Procurement As Pentagon Prepares To Spend $1 Trillion 4 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1376
A $1 trillion defense budget: GOP unveils proposal 1 nitpicked Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 974
Navy Secretary axes contracts for fleet maintenance software, 'DEI,' climate in $300M purge 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 1304
Orwell-speak alert: Pete Hegseth Introduces 'No More Walking on Eggshells' Policy to Department of Defense 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 1106

National Security & Defense Continued...

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WSJ: Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: The Chaos Inside Hegseth's Pentagon 3 Dennis Donovan Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1358
Pete Hegseth did share classified information with wife and brother despite White House's claims, report says 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 1181
Trump names former Fox News personalities Mark Levin and Bo Dietl to DHS advisory board 4 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 3 1881
Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 866
Trump backs defence secretary after reports of second Signal chat leak 2 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 1281
For now, Pentagon and DHS won't recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act 8 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 2028
Corey Lewandowski: ICE Barbie's Alleged Lover's Brazen Power Grab Laid Bare 2 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 1627
US State Department closing office aimed at countering foreign disinformation 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 1074
Military contractors pitch unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants 8 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1952
Feds say agents went to LA schools to do welfare check on migrant children 3 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1200
Hegseth Is Literally Phoning It in With Snub to Ukraine War Meeting 2 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1400
Head of US Space Force base in Greenland is fired after Vance visit (for breaking with official messaging) 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1153
M2 Bradley vs Russian T90 tank. 6 amerikat Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 2297
Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico 3 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 1267
Trump's Greenland Ambitions Are No Joke The Danes seem to believe him, and so should Americans. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 7 1187
DOGE expected to take aim at DHS with staffing cuts, including at US Secret Service 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 1125
Trump administration ends key grant program (BRIC) that helps communities prepare for disasters 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 1018
Kevin Carroll: I worked in Trump's first administration. Here's why his team is using Signal 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 1337
Confusion gripped US base defenders as a flying bomb struck a deadly blow at Tower 22, investigation says 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 1103
Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say 3 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 1192
Signalgate 'Idiot' (Mike Waltz) Actually Had Lots of Sensitive Group Chats 3 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 11 1515
Abcarian: Pete Hegseth says he knew what he was doing. In that case, he should resign 3 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 1365
Hegseth's younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 1572
A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email 4 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 12 1479
Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 837
Trump says he would ask Hegseth to review if flight times should be classified 7 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 7 1799
Bondi signals probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite a long history of similar inquiries 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 975
As wildfire season approaches, budget woes and federal uncertainty have put states' plans at risk 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 860
US Turns Diego Garcia Into Superpower Fortress For Worldwide War - WION 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 1368
U.S. homeland secretary to visit El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans 6 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 1493

National Security & Defense Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
'We're not preparing': As Trump officials vow to eliminate FEMA, the agency is already in turmoil 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 997
US war plans leak shows Five Eyes allies must 'look out for ourselves', says Mark Carney 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 12 1196
Ted Lieu calls for Pete Hegseth to resign: 'Reckless actions endangered lives' 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 1073
The Pentagon warns government officials that Signal is being targeted by Russian hackers 4 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 1393
Live: U.S. Intelligence leaders address Senate on global threats - Times Radio 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 1037
As the Carolinas burn, Homeland Security head Kristie Noem says Trump administration is going to 'eliminate' FEMA 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 1056
Cold War II - Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe. This AP map shows it 2 ck4829 Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1121
U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1067
Unnerving conversation about Cyber threats 0 SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1105
Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet (F-47) 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 1035
Portugal cancels order for F-35s 5 LessAspin Mar 2025 Mar 2025 21 2806
Trump on collision course with GOP defense hawks over NATO 1 nitpicked Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 1138
Air Force Sending Teams to Make Sure Bases Are Following Executive Orders 7 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 7 2071
Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from FEMA to states, local governments 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 707
US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 746
Pentagon restores webpage for Black Medal of Honor winner but defends DEI purge 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1003
Fired hurricane hunter says Americans could see 'more damage and more loss of life' with NOAA layoffs 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 13 857
Elon Reportedly Orders Government to Stop Feeding the Bomb-Sniffing Dogs 22 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 59 5807
A Navy veteran and his wife say Tricare rescinded approvals for over $100K in health care claims paid years ago 4 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 18 1418
White House instructs agencies to avoid firing cybersecurity staff, email says 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 626
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