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Trump caught off guard by Pentagon's abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 1053
Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA after more than 100 killed in Texas flash flood 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 1072
Trump bill gives ICE $45 billion for detaining immigrants - more than it received in the last 15 years combined 6 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 1514
ICE Barbie Dodges Blame for Disastrous Texas Flooding on Trump's Watch 19 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 33 4581
Pilots Who Conducted Iran Strikes Invited to White House on July 4, Raising Security Concerns 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 1238
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 VGuerra276 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 1104
Few thought airstrikes could 'obliterate' Iran's nuclear program. Then Trump said they did. 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 2238
Sinaloa cartel hacked security cameras to track and kill FBI informants, US says 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 1052
Tulsi Gabbard Chooses Loyalty to Trump 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1098
Gabbard no-show at Senate briefing leaves gaping hole in Trump's claim Iran's nuclear program is 'obliterated' 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 1270
"Meta boss praises new US army division enlisting tech execs as lieutenant colonels" 18 70sEraVet Jun 2025 Jun 2025 8 4011
Who is Thomas Fugate, the 22-year-old appointed to DHS's counterterrorism hub? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1644
Airstrikes, Oil, and Terror: Iran's Next Move After the B-2s 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 1233
White House monitoring possible Iranian 'sleeper cells' in US: Source 5 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1831
New Republic: Trump Edits Tulsi Gabbard's Words to Suit His Iran Policy 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 1139
Trump is 'losing confidence' in Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard as he mulls removing her entire office, 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1305
Rodney Scott confirmed as head of CBP by US Senate despite 'cover-up' claim 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 1029
Trump brushes off US intel reports on Iran to align himself with Israel 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1292
China stockpiling nuclear warheads at fastest rate globally, new research shows 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 1114
Washington-based USS Nimitz redirected to Middle East 'without delay' 1 James48 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 1591
U.S. Air Force Refueling Tankers deploying all day 2 James48 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 11 2069
The Laser Revolution Part I: Megawatt beams to the skies 4 usonian Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 1385
Pentagon's secret "pizza meter" accurately predicted 21 global crises since 1983 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 1607
Ukraine's defense industry says the fight against Russia has shown it that the West's approach to weapons is all wrong 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 Jun 2025 9 1356
US agencies tracked foreigners visiting Musk's properties in 2022 and 2023, WSJ reports 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 1264
Pentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines deployed to LA protests 3 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1390
US troops make first detentions in Trump border military zones 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1191
Alleged Spy Was Also 22-Year-Old Ex-Grocery Store Clerk Hired by Trump 3 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 11 1987
Experts doubt FBI's claim that crop fungus smuggled by Chinese students is a threat 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1209
Trump's Pentagon keeps sending destroyers that fought in the Red Sea to the US southern border -- a fourth one is on its 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1396

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Trump executive order takes steps to protect domestic hackers from blowback (election-related hacking not sanctionable) 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 8 1426
Erasing Warriors: Pete Hegseth's Culture War at Sea 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 978
Trump administration planning to end TSA's Quiet Skies traveler surveillance program 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 1212
From HASC Chairman Mike Rogers opening statement on Army budget hearing 2 nitpicked Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 1226
ICE Officials Don't Know Who to Arrest, Thanks to Stephen Miller 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1039
How Defense Tech Is Rewriting Global Power Dynamics - Good Times Bad Times (The 20s Report) 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 1046
Hegseth gutted Pentagon office that said it would oversee testing of Golden Dome missile defense system 3 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 2 1379
Stephen Miller, Noem tell ICE to supercharge immigrant arrests (goal: arrest 3,000 a day) 6 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 10 2053
US Military Pullback in Africa Opens Door for China and Russia 1 nitpicked May 2025 May 2025 2 1135
North Korea detains 3 shipyard officials over the failed launch of a naval destroyer 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 5 1425
Pete Hegseth slammed for 'direct attack' against military reporters: 'Never seen anything like this' 5 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 8 1828
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 12 1472
Trump selects concept for $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense system 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 2 1173
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 1863
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions 3 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 1400
ICE Barbie Aide Caught Lying on 'Body-Slamming' Claim Live on CNN 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 7 1356
Trump's firing of FEMA director unsettles GOP senators 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 14 1376
Kristi Noem says Afghans can return safely under Taliban rule. Experts say that's 'patently obscene' 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 7 1144
FEMA's acting chief says agency will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 1 1162
Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 0 1032
Judge cites lack of confidence in Homeland Security, issues injunction in University of Iowa case 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 4 1076
DHS civil rights office opened investigation into Mahmoud Khalil's arrest days before office was dissolved 0 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 997
Hegseth's plan to cut senior military jobs could hit more than 120 high-ranking officers 9 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 1958
Trump's Freebie Qatar Jet Is the Stuff of Nightmares in Spyworld 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 1230
Is Russia co-opting US far-right groups to attack western democracies? 2 ck4829 May 2025 May 2025 8 1358
Pentagon considers shifting Greenland to US Northern Command, sparking concerns over Trump's ambitions for the territory 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 7 1553
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 1269
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 1227
Elon Musk's SpaceX Hits Jackpot Under New Trump Budget Plan 3 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 9 1401
Collins has 'serious objections' to parts of Trump 2026 budget 4 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 2 1485

National Security & Defense Continued...

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The US Army says it's scrapping a new light assault vehicle that got 'too heavy' 0 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 0 1082
Defense Department designates a second military zone on US border, extending into Texas 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 5 1196
Trump administration forced to reveal its ham-handed operation to terminate immigration records of thousands of students 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 989
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 1854
Trump Has Ordered Safeguards Stripped From Procurement As Pentagon Prepares To Spend $1 Trillion 4 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1553
A $1 trillion defense budget: GOP unveils proposal 1 nitpicked Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 1082
Navy Secretary axes contracts for fleet maintenance software, 'DEI,' climate in $300M purge 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 1438
Orwell-speak alert: Pete Hegseth Introduces 'No More Walking on Eggshells' Policy to Department of Defense 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 1214
WSJ: Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: The Chaos Inside Hegseth's Pentagon 3 Dennis Donovan Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1478
Pete Hegseth did share classified information with wife and brother despite White House's claims, report says 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 1301
Trump names former Fox News personalities Mark Levin and Bo Dietl to DHS advisory board 4 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 3 2055
Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 973
Trump backs defence secretary after reports of second Signal chat leak 2 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 1401
For now, Pentagon and DHS won't recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act 8 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 2254
Corey Lewandowski: ICE Barbie's Alleged Lover's Brazen Power Grab Laid Bare 2 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 1738
US State Department closing office aimed at countering foreign disinformation 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 1179
Military contractors pitch unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants 8 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 2218
Feds say agents went to LA schools to do welfare check on migrant children 3 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1350
Hegseth Is Literally Phoning It in With Snub to Ukraine War Meeting 2 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1507
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 1251
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