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PORTLAND, Ore. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will send troops to Portland, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his deployments to more American cities. Oregon Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek responded by saying Trump is abusing his authority by ordering troops into a city that she said is doing “just fine” on its own. She was joined by o...[Read More]

Defense officials’ efforts to address service members’ gambling problems don’t go far enough, according to a new report by government auditors. While DOD has updated its guidance on steps to prevent and treat gambling disorder, that guidance doesn’t specifically identify who is responsible for implementing certain tasks related to that support, Government Accountability Office auditors said in a r...[Read More]

Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey in this year’s high-stakes race, is defending her Navy service amid questions surrounding a cheating scandal during her time at the Naval Academy.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards in a video posted to social media Thursday evening. Hegseth’s predecessor, Lloyd Austin, ordered the review of the awards in 2024 after a Congressional recommendation in the 2022 defense bill — itself a reflection of ...[Read More]

On June 13, 1944, a strange new aircraft appeared in England’s skies. While the Royal Air Force was accustomed to scrambling to intercept German fighter and bomber aircraft from mainland Europe, this new threat was different. It was unmanned. Described by baffled onlookers as a “pilotless plane,” it had wings, a jet engine and a warhead that delivered far-reaching explosive damage on impact. Its e...[Read More]

Over 30 years ago, a scandal rocked the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, launching an investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and uncovering evidence that more than 130 midshipmen might have cheated on an exam.

Democrat Mikie Sherrill accused President Donald Trump’s administration of illegally disseminating the documents in a scheme with the team of her Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned the military’s top officers — hundreds of generals and admirals — to a base in northern Virginia for a sudden meeting next week, according to three people familiar with the matter. The directive did not offer a reason for the gathering Tuesday of senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers at the Marine Corps base in Quantico....[Read More]