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Pete Hegseth orders Pentagon to prepare for 8 percent budget cuts for the next five years
The memo includes 17 areas from whence the reductions cannot be pulled, including operations at the southern U.S. border, modernization of nuclear weapons, and acquisition of one-way attack drones.
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Trump administration designates Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
The Mexican cartels that now bear the designation are: Cartel de Sinaloa, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, Carteles Unidos, Cartel del Noreste, Cartel del Golfo, and La Nueva Familia Michoacana.
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Trump blasts 'dictator' Zelensky amid escalating feud over peace talks
The remarks come after Zelensky accused Trump of "disinformation" after he made public statements supporting elections in Ukraine in the wake of talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia.
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DHS releases ad warning criminal illegal aliens who enter US and break laws, we'll 'hunt you down'
The ad tells illegal migrants to either leave the U.S. now or face deportation.
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Customs and Border Protection: Apprehensions on southern US border dropped drastically in January
Border Patrol highlighted an 85% drop in apprehensions on the southern border from Jan. 21 through Jan. 31, 2025, compared to the same time last year.
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Congress unmasks perils of 'Beijing Biden' era: China's expanding mass espionage efforts
The problem has become so pervasive that the FBI now opens a Chinese counterintelligence operations roughly every 12 hours, House panel says.
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Army repurposed over $151 million from soldier paychecks for food to spend elsewhere: Report
It is not clear from the data where the money is actually being spent, but 2024 financial records from Fort Stewart, Georgia, showed that just $2.1 million of the $17 million collected for food, actually went to food.
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Vance in first major international speech criticizes European leaders for 'retreat' from core values
Vance made the comments at the Munich Security Conference
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Hegseth appears to partially walk back Ukraine-NATO comments after blowback
Hegseth made the initial comment during a visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, clearly stating that the U.S. "does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement."
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Coast Guard left sensitive data vulnerable to adversaries under Trump-fired, DEI-focused commandant
Trump fired Commandant Linda Fagan on his second day in office for alleged excessive focus on DEI.
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Military fighter jet crashes in San Diego Harbor, both pilots eject safely
The cause of the crash is not clear, but Naval Base Coronado has established an emergency operations center for the investigation.
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Peace Progress: Trump speaks with Putin, Zelensky as efforts to end Ukraine war surge forward
"We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now," Trump said.
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Jordan optimistic Trump can bring peace to Gaza, but emphasizes need for Arab input
Jordan is a close security partner with the U.S. and has contributed to containing terrorist groups, namely the Islamic State, in the region.