Security
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Trump: ICE agents 'haven't gone far enough'
The administration has thus far confirmed the departure of up to 2 million aliens, including via self deportations. It aims to dramatically ramp up those figures as ICE gains additional personnel.
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Brennan faces pushback over 51 intel officers memo at conference
Brennan was a signatory to a memo from 51 intelligence officials asserting that the story resembled a Russian influence operation. That memo served as a prominent talking point for the Biden campaign.
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U.S. military strikes another drug boat in Caribbean, Hegseth compares narco-traffickers to Al-Qaeda
The strike brings to 67 the total number of alleged drug traffickers that the Trump administration has killed in military strikes.
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Treasury Department sanctions four alleged cartel drug lords
The sanctions target the cartels' two alleged leaders, Johnny and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, who are siblings. Two of their other siblings, Ubaldo Hurtado Olascoaga and Adita Hurtado Olascoaga, were also listed.
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Top Hegseth adviser placed on leave amid investigation into Defense Department leaks
Caldwell was also escorted out of the Pentagon because of “an unauthorized disclosure.”
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Student visas emerge as Washington’s leverage against foreign adversaries
Under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the U.S. has already begun revoking visas for pro-Palestinian organizers and international students who joined with them, but the administration now appears to be mulling similar actions against students from other nations.
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DHS to revoke protected status for thousands of Afghan and Cameroonian migrants
The new order is expected to impact approximately 14,600 Afghans in May, and 7,900 Cameroonians in June.
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Defense Department removes Space Force commander in Greenland for undermining Trump agenda
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell shared a press release on X that confirmed Meyers' removal, stating leadership had lost "confidence in her ability to lead."
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Hegseth announces $5.1 billion in cuts to Defense spending
Hegseth said the cuts are primarily eliminating excessive and expensive contracts, such as $1.8 billion in consulting contracts the Defense Health Agency awarded to various private firms.
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Brussels police arrested Marco Rubio security detail supervisor after fight at hotel: Report
“The Diplomatic Security Service is aware of allegations of an incident involving an employee in Brussels, Belgium on March 31, 2025," the State Department told the Washington Examiner.
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Army reenlists nearly two dozen soldiers who were removed for not getting COVID-19 vaccine
Three of the soldiers have returned to active duty, while another 20 are either in the National Guard or the Army Reserve, the service said.
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In policy shift, State Department ends some bounties on Taliban’s Haqqani network leaders
Counterintuitive move in Trumpworld: The Taliban seized Afghanistan following Biden's disastrous withdrawal in 2021. Now, the Trump administration has dropped millions of dollars in bounties targeting Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani.
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Treasury Department evacuated over suspicious package
The call came in at approximately 9:45 a.m. Eastern and the D.C. Metropolitan police were also called to the scene. The department's Explosive Ordinance Disposal team eventually deemed the area safe.