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Senators want safeguards on Hegseth meddling with Ukraine aid in new defense bill 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 11 2748
Ukraine made the Patriot a moving target -- and taught the US Army how to fight smarter with its air defenses 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2025 Jul 2025 9 846
DHS Secretary Noem vows to ramp up deportations with funding boost from Trump's domestic policy law 3 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 839
Oklahoma City television station News 9 is reporting an anti-government militia group targeted its weather radar system 8 ck4829 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 9 1170
After Texas floods, questions about FEMA's future loom large 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 773
US only has 25% of all Patriot missile interceptors needed for Pentagon's military plans 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 768
Trump caught off guard by Pentagon's abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 781
Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA after more than 100 killed in Texas flash flood 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 771
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 1 980
ICE Barbie Dodges Blame for Disastrous Texas Flooding on Trump's Watch 19 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 33 3156
Pilots Who Conducted Iran Strikes Invited to White House on July 4, Raising Security Concerns 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 854
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 VGuerra276 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 865
Few thought airstrikes could 'obliterate' Iran's nuclear program. Then Trump said they did. 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 1925
Sinaloa cartel hacked security cameras to track and kill FBI informants, US says 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 790
Tulsi Gabbard Chooses Loyalty to Trump 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 836
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 6 966
"Meta boss praises new US army division enlisting tech execs as lieutenant colonels" 18 70sEraVet Jun 2025 Jun 2025 8 2563
Who is Thomas Fugate, the 22-year-old appointed to DHS's counterterrorism hub? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1184
Airstrikes, Oil, and Terror: Iran's Next Move After the B-2s 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 985
White House monitoring possible Iranian 'sleeper cells' in US: Source 5 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1291
New Republic: Trump Edits Tulsi Gabbard's Words to Suit His Iran Policy 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 886
Trump is 'losing confidence' in Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard as he mulls removing her entire office, 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 978
Rodney Scott confirmed as head of CBP by US Senate despite 'cover-up' claim 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 788
Trump brushes off US intel reports on Iran to align himself with Israel 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 964
China stockpiling nuclear warheads at fastest rate globally, new research shows 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 819
Washington-based USS Nimitz redirected to Middle East 'without delay' 1 James48 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 1236
U.S. Air Force Refueling Tankers deploying all day 2 James48 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 11 1607
The Laser Revolution Part I: Megawatt beams to the skies 4 usonian Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 963
Pentagon's secret "pizza meter" accurately predicted 21 global crises since 1983 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 1241
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 1083

National Security & Defense Continued...

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US agencies tracked foreigners visiting Musk's properties in 2022 and 2023, WSJ reports 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 980
Pentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines deployed to LA protests 3 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1005
US troops make first detentions in Trump border military zones 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 958
Alleged Spy Was Also 22-Year-Old Ex-Grocery Store Clerk Hired by Trump 3 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 11 1557
Experts doubt FBI's claim that crop fungus smuggled by Chinese students is a threat 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 918
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 1063
Trump executive order takes steps to protect domestic hackers from blowback (election-related hacking not sanctionable) 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 8 1055
Erasing Warriors: Pete Hegseth's Culture War at Sea 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 731
Trump administration planning to end TSA's Quiet Skies traveler surveillance program 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 891
From HASC Chairman Mike Rogers opening statement on Army budget hearing 2 nitpicked Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 881
ICE Officials Don't Know Who to Arrest, Thanks to Stephen Miller 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 800
How Defense Tech Is Rewriting Global Power Dynamics - Good Times Bad Times (The 20s Report) 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 813
Hegseth gutted Pentagon office that said it would oversee testing of Golden Dome missile defense system 3 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 2 981
Stephen Miller, Noem tell ICE to supercharge immigrant arrests (goal: arrest 3,000 a day) 6 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 10 1451
US Military Pullback in Africa Opens Door for China and Russia 1 nitpicked May 2025 May 2025 2 847
North Korea detains 3 shipyard officials over the failed launch of a naval destroyer 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 5 1055
Pete Hegseth slammed for 'direct attack' against military reporters: 'Never seen anything like this' 5 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 8 1324
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 12 1075
Trump selects concept for $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense system 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 2 834
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 1326
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions 3 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 1026
ICE Barbie Aide Caught Lying on 'Body-Slamming' Claim Live on CNN 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 7 1059
Trump's firing of FEMA director unsettles GOP senators 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 14 1058
Kristi Noem says Afghans can return safely under Taliban rule. Experts say that's 'patently obscene' 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 7 850
FEMA's acting chief says agency will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 1 820
Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 0 748
Judge cites lack of confidence in Homeland Security, issues injunction in University of Iowa case 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 4 797
DHS civil rights office opened investigation into Mahmoud Khalil's arrest days before office was dissolved 0 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 710
Hegseth's plan to cut senior military jobs could hit more than 120 high-ranking officers 9 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 1268
Trump's Freebie Qatar Jet Is the Stuff of Nightmares in Spyworld 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 912

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Is Russia co-opting US far-right groups to attack western democracies? 2 ck4829 May 2025 May 2025 8 963
Pentagon considers shifting Greenland to US Northern Command, sparking concerns over Trump's ambitions for the territory 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 7 1149
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 3 953
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 8 921
Elon Musk's SpaceX Hits Jackpot Under New Trump Budget Plan 3 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 9 1036
Collins has 'serious objections' to parts of Trump 2026 budget 4 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 2 1092
The US Army says it's scrapping a new light assault vehicle that got 'too heavy' 0 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 0 816
Defense Department designates a second military zone on US border, extending into Texas 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 5 905
Trump administration forced to reveal its ham-handed operation to terminate immigration records of thousands of students 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 708
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 1233
Trump Has Ordered Safeguards Stripped From Procurement As Pentagon Prepares To Spend $1 Trillion 4 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1050
A $1 trillion defense budget: GOP unveils proposal 1 nitpicked Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 769
Navy Secretary axes contracts for fleet maintenance software, 'DEI,' climate in $300M purge 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 1055
Orwell-speak alert: Pete Hegseth Introduces 'No More Walking on Eggshells' Policy to Department of Defense 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 880
WSJ: Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: The Chaos Inside Hegseth's Pentagon 3 Dennis Donovan Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1055
Pete Hegseth did share classified information with wife and brother despite White House's claims, report says 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 888
Trump names former Fox News personalities Mark Levin and Bo Dietl to DHS advisory board 4 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 3 1494
Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 664
Trump backs defence secretary after reports of second Signal chat leak 2 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 969
For now, Pentagon and DHS won't recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act 8 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 1526
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