President Donald Trump is weighing imminent military action against Iran that could come “in the next 24 hours,” according to a Reuters report citing European officials, as the Pentagon begins pulling personnel from key U.S. bases across the Middle East and Tehran warns it would retaliate if Washington strikes.
Former U.S. Navy sailor Jinchao Wei, 25, was sentenced to 200 months in prison on Monday for selling technical data on American ships to Chinese intelligence agents.
Iran will teach “delusional” and “arrogant” President Donald Trump a “lesson that will never be forgotten,” warned Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who vowed U.S. forces would be “burned by the fire of Iran’s defenders” while insisting “we are your opponent.”
President Donald Trump said the 2027 military budget should be increased to $1.5 trillion, pointing to national security needs and strong tariff revenues as reasons the higher amount is both necessary and achievable.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced administrative action against retired Navy Captain Mark Kelly, citing public statements from the second half of 2025 that the Department of War says were “seditious” and encouraged service members to disobey lawful orders.
A forceful message from President Donald Trump, warning adversaries in Tehran not to “play games” and underscoring that he “is a man of action,” comes on the heels of recent U.S. action against socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, sharpening pressure on Iran’s leadership as anti-regime protests spread.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan “Raizin” Caine on Saturday provided the most detailed account to date of the United States military operation that led to the apprehension of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, describing an extraordinarily complex mission executed with exacting coordination, global reach, and zero American casualties.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing intense backlash after condemning the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, a reaction critics say put him at odds with Venezuelan-Americans, U.S. law enforcement priorities, and national security interests.
In a radio interview on Friday, President Donald Trump surprisingly revealed that American forces have neutralized at least one smuggling facility in Venezuela, the first land strike in Trump’s campaign against Venezuelan narco-terrorists and dictator Nicolas Maduro.
Israel has begun field deployment of its “game-changing” Iron Beam laser air defense system, according to the country’s Defense Ministry, which confirmed the technology is now operating as part of the country’s layered missile defense network, with its combat performance expected to inform U.S. missile defense planning.
Thursday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said President Donald Trump’s plan to give bonus checks to active military members was to ensure they do what he wants.
“Our mission is to empower veterans and active duty service members and their families to tell their stories through the process of songwriting,” Operation Song executive director Mike Byer said Thursday on “Breitbart News Daily,” sharing powerful stories about how his Nashville-based organization is working with warriors and their families to share their stories through song.
President Donald Trump announced that more than one million U.S. Military service members would be receiving a “warrior dividend” of more than $1,000 before Christmas.
Netflix has canceled the LGBTQ-themed military series “Boots,” which the Pentagon had previously called “woke garbage.”
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said there was “very grave concern in Congress” about the U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela.
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) criticized the Trump administration’s legal position on military boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea saying it didn’t pass the “smell test.”
Friday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said the U.S. Coast Guard seizing an oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea didn’t “seem legitimate.”
Wednesday on CNN’s “News Central,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said the American people should see the video of the second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean because President Donald Trump was essentially “murdering people.”
Monday on SiriusXM radio’s “The Dean Obeidallah Show,” Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) said under President Donald Trump, America has become “the Great Satan.”
A divided Washington, DC, federal appeals court upheld the Trump Pentagon’s policy, which rejected military service for individuals who are diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
The final text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2026 fiscal year was released Sunday evening, with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) saying it will help advance President Donald Trump’s “Peace Through Strength Agenda” by codifying 15 of his executive orders and strengthening national security.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) said the “double-tap strike” on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea was “essentially murder.”
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said all the people on a Venezuelan drug boat subject to the Trump administration crackdown in the Caribbean were “valid targets.”
Thursday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) said the video he saw today during a briefing with top intel committee lawmakers from a September 2 attack in the Caribbean Sea looked like a war crime to him.
Thursday on CNN’s “News Central,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said while he was relieved to hear Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did not give an order to “kill everybody,” he said it was “very questionable” that the survivors of the September boat strike in the Caribbean could have been considered to still be in the fight.
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) announced Wednesday that he plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, referencing a resurfaced 2016 remark on war crimes as questions mount over a U.S. military strike that killed survivors of a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean.
On Wednesday on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) argued the “uniformed military may help save us from” President Donald Trump.
Tuesday on MS NOW’s “Deadline,” network host Rachel Maddow predicted Republican lawmakers will ask Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to resign because of a report alleging impropriety over his handling of drug boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea.
Tuesday on MS NOW’s “Ana Cabrera Reports,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth could be impeached over the follow-up strike on a drug boat in the Caribbean in September.
Monday on CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was a known liar who is “hiding something” about the follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September.
Monday on CNN’s “News Central,” Sen. Angus King (I-ME) said if the reports about the Trump administration’s first military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean were accurate, it would be a “stone-cold war crime.”
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said the first military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean “rises to the level of a war crime,” if a Washington Post report were true.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) claimed the Trump administration’s first military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean was a “war crime.”
Senator Mark Kelly says he is “not backing down” with his demands that U.S. soldiers refuse to obey Trump’s “illegal orders.”
Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) said he’s not planning to cooperate with the FBI’s investigation into the video he made with other Democratic lawmakers.
Monday on MS NOW’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said the Department of War investigation into the propaganda video he did with several other Democratic lawmakers was “almost comical.”
The Department of War has launched an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly that may lead to court-martial proceedings.
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Democratic lawmakers’ video message to military members about illegal orders “helps our enemies.”
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) admitted on Sunday that to her knowledge she was “not aware” that President Donald Trump has issued an illegal order to U.S. Military service members.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) claimed the legality of the Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea were “questionable at best.”
