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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere in Washington

Daily News Lesson April 25 2025

Hegseth reportedly has unsecured internet line in Pentagon office for Signal

Learn why the head of the Defense Department is under scrutiny for using private communication apps

Code Talkers listen to Obama speak at tribal nations conference in Washington

Daily News Lesson March 19 2025

Pentagon history purge highlights which stories are told and why others are ignored

Learn why these web pages are being removed and how to find alternative sources of information

People wait outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul

Daily News Lesson August 23 2021

Chaos outside Kabul airport as U.S. seeks to evacuate thousands

Hear from U.S. authorities and Afghan citizens on a chaotic evacuation following Taliban takeover of Kabul

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Daily Video July 28 2017

Trump announces major policy change for transgender service members over Twitter

When President Trump tweeted that transgender Americans would no longer be allowed to serve in the military, his Joint Chiefs of Staff in the four branches of the military were unaware that he planned to make the announcement.

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