President Trump announced that the U.S. “successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela” and that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were “captured and flown out of the Country.” Explosions were heard in Caracas early Saturday …
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The Trump administration’s naval blockade of Venezuela has killed at least 105 people in 29 strikes on 30 vessels as of December 22. The US Coast Guard seized the Centuries tanker carrying 1.8 million barrels of Venezuelan crude to China. Approximately 15,000 US troops and more than a dozen …
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On October 30, 2025, multiple senior Trump administration officials relocated to military housing on U.S. bases in the Washington D.C. area, citing security threats from protesters following the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk. The moves create what critics describe as a militarized …
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On October 15, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg issued an internal memo barring nearly all Defense Department personnel, including military commanders, from communicating with Congress or state lawmakers without prior approval from the Pentagon’s office …
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The US military conducted a controversial “double tap” strike in international waters in the Caribbean, killing all 11 people aboard a suspected drug vessel. The first strike killed nine individuals and set the boat ablaze. Minutes later, Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley, then …
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In a landmark series of rulings spanning multiple federal appeals courts and culminating on April 10, 2025, federal judges significantly reaffirmed and expanded legal frameworks for holding the executive branch accountable. The decisions centered on critical constitutional issues including …
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President Trump fires Joint Chiefs Chairman General Charles Q. Brown Jr. and Defense Secretary Hegseth subsequently dismisses Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti (first woman to lead the Navy), Air Force Vice Chief of Staff General James Slife, and the top military lawyers for Army, …
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked former Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley’s security detail and clearance, ordering an investigation to determine if Milley should be stripped of his four-star rank. The action targets Milley despite active Iranian assassination threats against him …
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Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee and dismissed credible sexual assault allegations and documented alcohol abuse as a coordinated “smear campaign” orchestrated by political enemies and the media.
Hegseth faced questions about a …
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