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US Military Pullback in Africa Opens Door for China and Russia 1 nitpicked Monday Monday 2 210
North Korea detains 3 shipyard officials over the failed launch of a naval destroyer 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 5 355
Pete Hegseth slammed for 'direct attack' against military reporters: 'Never seen anything like this' 5 Eugene Sunday Sunday 8 523
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 12 391
Trump selects concept for $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense system 2 Eugene May 20 Wednesday 2 263
Retired four-star admiral found guilty of bribery after accepting $500K a year job in exchange for lucrative Navy contra 6 nitpicked May 20 May 20 6 533
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions 3 Eugene May 20 May 20 3 413
ICE Barbie Aide Caught Lying on 'Body-Slamming' Claim Live on CNN 1 Eugene May 20 May 20 7 480
Trump's firing of FEMA director unsettles GOP senators 2 Eugene May 16 May 16 14 480
Kristi Noem says Afghans can return safely under Taliban rule. Experts say that's 'patently obscene' 1 Eugene May 15 May 15 7 312
FEMA's acting chief says agency will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states 2 Eugene May 15 May 15 1 255
Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them 1 Eugene May 15 May 15 0 240
Judge cites lack of confidence in Homeland Security, issues injunction in University of Iowa case 1 Eugene May 15 May 15 4 285
DHS civil rights office opened investigation into Mahmoud Khalil's arrest days before office was dissolved 0 Eugene May 15 May 15 3 190
Hegseth's plan to cut senior military jobs could hit more than 120 high-ranking officers 9 Eugene May 13 May 14 3 429
Trump's Freebie Qatar Jet Is the Stuff of Nightmares in Spyworld 2 Eugene May 14 May 14 3 362
Is Russia co-opting US far-right groups to attack western democracies? 2 ck4829 May 10 May 10 8 347
Pentagon considers shifting Greenland to US Northern Command, sparking concerns over Trump's ambitions for the territory 2 Eugene May 9 May 9 7 454
For second time in 8 days, fighter jet assigned to USS Truman is lost in Red Sea 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 7 May 7 3 423
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 6 May 6 8 435
Elon Musk's SpaceX Hits Jackpot Under New Trump Budget Plan 3 Eugene May 4 May 4 9 429
Collins has 'serious objections' to parts of Trump 2026 budget 4 Eugene May 3 May 3 2 475
The US Army says it's scrapping a new light assault vehicle that got 'too heavy' 0 Eugene May 3 May 3 0 382
Defense Department designates a second military zone on US border, extending into Texas 1 Eugene May 3 May 3 5 445
Trump administration forced to reveal its ham-handed operation to terminate immigration records of thousands of students 0 Eugene Apr 30 Apr 30 1 293
Trump world's Laura Loomer takes aim at a 'woke' Lockheed Martin and its $2 trillion F-35 program 7 Eugene Apr 29 Apr 29 0 491
Trump Has Ordered Safeguards Stripped From Procurement As Pentagon Prepares To Spend $1 Trillion 4 Eugene Apr 29 Apr 29 5 410
A $1 trillion defense budget: GOP unveils proposal 1 nitpicked Apr 29 Apr 29 1 278
Navy Secretary axes contracts for fleet maintenance software, 'DEI,' climate in $300M purge 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 26 Apr 26 6 490
Orwell-speak alert: Pete Hegseth Introduces 'No More Walking on Eggshells' Policy to Department of Defense 1 Eugene Apr 26 Apr 26 4 411

National Security & Defense Continued...

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WSJ: Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: The Chaos Inside Hegseth's Pentagon 3 Dennis Donovan Apr 25 Apr 25 5 448
Pete Hegseth did share classified information with wife and brother despite White House's claims, report says 1 Eugene Apr 22 Apr 22 6 381
Trump names former Fox News personalities Mark Levin and Bo Dietl to DHS advisory board 4 Eugene Apr 21 Apr 21 3 828
Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail 0 Eugene Apr 21 Apr 21 2 251
Trump backs defence secretary after reports of second Signal chat leak 2 Eugene Apr 21 Apr 21 2 404
For now, Pentagon and DHS won't recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act 8 Eugene Apr 19 Apr 19 1 658
Corey Lewandowski: ICE Barbie's Alleged Lover's Brazen Power Grab Laid Bare 2 Eugene Apr 19 Apr 19 6 624
US State Department closing office aimed at countering foreign disinformation 1 Eugene Apr 17 Apr 17 1 320
Military contractors pitch unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants 8 Eugene Apr 13 Apr 13 5 610
Feds say agents went to LA schools to do welfare check on migrant children 3 Eugene Apr 13 Apr 13 5 392
Hegseth Is Literally Phoning It in With Snub to Ukraine War Meeting 2 Eugene Apr 13 Apr 13 5 591
Head of US Space Force base in Greenland is fired after Vance visit (for breaking with official messaging) 0 Eugene Apr 13 Apr 13 5 426
M2 Bradley vs Russian T90 tank. 6 amerikat Apr 12 Apr 12 8 906
Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico 3 Eugene Apr 10 Apr 10 8 455
Trump's Greenland Ambitions Are No Joke The Danes seem to believe him, and so should Americans. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 6 Apr 6 7 488
DOGE expected to take aim at DHS with staffing cuts, including at US Secret Service 0 Eugene Apr 5 Apr 5 1 402
Trump administration ends key grant program (BRIC) that helps communities prepare for disasters 1 Eugene Apr 5 Apr 5 1 371
Kevin Carroll: I worked in Trump's first administration. Here's why his team is using Signal 0 Eugene Apr 4 Apr 4 8 593
Confusion gripped US base defenders as a flying bomb struck a deadly blow at Tower 22, investigation says 0 Eugene Apr 4 Apr 4 4 525
Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say 3 Eugene Apr 2 Apr 2 1 334
Signalgate 'Idiot' (Mike Waltz) Actually Had Lots of Sensitive Group Chats 3 Eugene Apr 1 Apr 1 11 689
Abcarian: Pete Hegseth says he knew what he was doing. In that case, he should resign 3 Eugene Mar 31 Mar 31 2 491
Hegseth's younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 Mar 29 4 606
A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email 4 Eugene Mar 28 Mar 28 12 656
Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak 0 Eugene Mar 27 Mar 27 0 338
Trump says he would ask Hegseth to review if flight times should be classified 7 Eugene Mar 27 Mar 27 7 665
Bondi signals probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite a long history of similar inquiries 0 Eugene Mar 27 Mar 27 3 425
As wildfire season approaches, budget woes and federal uncertainty have put states' plans at risk 0 Eugene Mar 27 Mar 27 3 336
US Turns Diego Garcia Into Superpower Fortress For Worldwide War - WION 2 TexasTowelie Mar 26 Mar 26 4 675
U.S. homeland secretary to visit El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans 6 Eugene Mar 26 Mar 26 2 519

National Security & Defense Continued...

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'We're not preparing': As Trump officials vow to eliminate FEMA, the agency is already in turmoil 1 Eugene Mar 26 Mar 26 2 380
US war plans leak shows Five Eyes allies must 'look out for ourselves', says Mark Carney 2 Eugene Mar 25 Mar 25 12 514
Ted Lieu calls for Pete Hegseth to resign: 'Reckless actions endangered lives' 2 Eugene Mar 25 Mar 25 6 484
The Pentagon warns government officials that Signal is being targeted by Russian hackers 4 Eugene Mar 25 Mar 25 4 614
Live: U.S. Intelligence leaders address Senate on global threats - Times Radio 0 TexasTowelie Mar 25 Mar 25 4 483
As the Carolinas burn, Homeland Security head Kristie Noem says Trump administration is going to 'eliminate' FEMA 1 Eugene Mar 25 Mar 25 1 468
Cold War II - Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe. This AP map shows it 2 ck4829 Mar 24 Mar 24 3 468
U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts 0 Eugene Mar 22 Mar 22 3 414
Unnerving conversation about Cyber threats 0 SleeplessinSoCal Mar 21 Mar 21 3 594
Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet (F-47) 1 Eugene Mar 21 Mar 21 0 429
Portugal cancels order for F-35s 5 LessAspin Mar 13 Mar 21 21 1767
Trump on collision course with GOP defense hawks over NATO 1 nitpicked Mar 21 Mar 21 5 549
Air Force Sending Teams to Make Sure Bases Are Following Executive Orders 7 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 7 877
Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from FEMA to states, local governments 0 Eugene Mar 19 Mar 19 0 316
US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin 0 Eugene Mar 19 Mar 19 1 268
Pentagon restores webpage for Black Medal of Honor winner but defends DEI purge 2 Eugene Mar 17 Mar 17 3 433
Fired hurricane hunter says Americans could see 'more damage and more loss of life' with NOAA layoffs 1 Eugene Mar 16 Mar 16 13 280
Elon Reportedly Orders Government to Stop Feeding the Bomb-Sniffing Dogs 22 Eugene Mar 14 Mar 15 59 3784
A Navy veteran and his wife say Tricare rescinded approvals for over $100K in health care claims paid years ago 4 Eugene Mar 14 Mar 15 18 788
White House instructs agencies to avoid firing cybersecurity staff, email says 0 Eugene Mar 15 Mar 15 0 238
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