World Feb 24 AP report: Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use company's AI tech as it sees fit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a Friday deadline to open the company's artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, according to a person familiar with their meeting.
World Feb 22 Greenland prime minister says 'no thank you' to Trump's hospital ship U.S. President Donald Trump said he would deploy a hospital ship to Greenland, alleging that many people there are sick and not receiving care. Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen responded, "It’s a no thank you from here."…
World Feb 20 Here's what we know about the buildup of U.S. military assets in the Middle East The Pentagon is sending the largest force of American warships and aircraft to the Middle East in decades, including two aircraft carrier strike groups, as President Donald Trump warns of possible military action against Iran if talks over its nuclear…
Politics Feb 13 Trump says change in power in Iran would be 'best' after sending 2nd aircraft carrier to region President Donald Trump said Friday that a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran.
World Feb 09 U.S. military boards sanctioned oil tanker after pursuit from Caribbean to Indian Ocean Following the U.S. raid to apprehend then-President Nicolás Maduro in early January, several sanctioned tankers fled the Venezuelan coast, including the ship that was boarded in the Indian Ocean overnight.
World Feb 03 U.S. military says it shot down Iranian drone that 'aggressively' approached an aircraft carrier A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to ramp up tensions as the Trump administration warns of possible military action…
Politics Jan 22 AP report: Army orders military police to get ready for possible Minneapolis deployment The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if needed, a defense official said Wednesday, amid protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown.
World Jan 20 U.S. forces seize 7th sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta “without incident” and that the tanker was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump’s "established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.”…
Nation Jan 18 Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, two defense officials said Sunday.
World Jan 15 U.S. seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.