The government shutdown has been dragging on for two weeks. It’s been a dystopian stretch for America’s military and veteran community. The stoppage, led by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, has frozen military pay, leaving active-duty military families wondering how they will pay their mortgages, feed their kids, …
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According to the plan that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday, Idaho’s Mountain Home Airbase will soon house a site for Qatar‘s Emiri Air Force pilots to train on F-15 jets, which angered some MAGA supporters who don’t trust the Qatari government and who (wrongly) believed Qatar was building its …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Season 51 premiere kicked off with Donald Trump and his Federal Communications Commission attack dog warning cast members not to go too far with their jokes — or face the consequences. Trump (James Austin Johnson) began by interrupting Secretary of Defense and former Fox News host Pete …
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Guests at a hotel in Alaska found eight pages of documents from President Donald Trump’s meetings Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a printer, NPR reported Saturday. The documents show the schedule of the summit with times and locations. They also show the lunch menu, the lunch seating chart, …
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During World War II, the United States launched a powerful military recruiting and war bonds campaign titled “Don’t Let That Shadow Touch Them.” Featuring haunting images of children overshadowed by a looming swastika, it warned Americans of the grave threat fascism posed to the nation’s safety and future. Today, the …
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The Pentagon deleted and reposted a video boasting about how President Donald Trump’s administration will increase its use of drone warfare. The first version featured the Metallica song “Enter Sandman” in the background. The second has no music. A Metallica representative confirmed to Rolling Stone that the use of “Enter …
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Donald Trump is not happy over the leaked Pentagon intelligence that found the strikes against Iran over the weekend were not as damaging as the president and his administration have been claiming. CNN and The New York Times both reported on the government’s preliminary information about the efficacy of the …
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Iran reportedly targeted American military bases in Qatar and Iraq on Monday, after President Donald Trump launched preemptive strikes against three Iranian nuclear development facilities over the weekend. According to multiple news outlets, Iran launched at least six missiles towards U.S. military bases in Qatar. Ahead of the missile launches, …
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wants members of the U.S. military to have the authority to arrest protesters in Los Angeles. According to a letter obtained by The San Francisco Chronicle, Noem wrote to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday requesting that he authorize “DoD forces to either …
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The U.S. secretary of defense has threatened to send active-duty Marines into the streets of Los Angeles to confront protesters opposing the administration’s detention and deportation of immigrants. At least three prominent Republicans don’t seem concerned about potential overreach. “The [Department of Defense] is mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to …
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