Politics Jan 22 AP report: Army orders military police to get ready for possible Minneapolis deployment By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Politics Jan 14 Trump administration is investigating Sen. Slotkin for Democrats' video urging troops to resist 'illegal orders' Slotkin, who organized the 90-second video and first posted it on her X account in November, learned this month of the inquiry from the office of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the Justice Department's chief prosecutor in the nation's capital. By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
World Jan 13 Pentagon embraces Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry The announcement comes just days after Grok — which is embedded into X, the social media network owned by Musk — drew global outcry and scrutiny for generating highly sexualized deepfake images of people without their consent. By Konstantin Toropin, David Klepper, Associated Press
World Jan 09 U.S. intercepts 5th sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, according to the U.S. military on Friday, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela. By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
World Dec 30 China's top diplomat criticizes U.S. arms sale to Taiwan The military package announced earlier this month by the U.S. State Department amounts to the largest U.S. arms sale to Taiwan and is valued at more than $11 billion. China responded to the sale by launching two days of military… By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press
Dec 29 U.S. military carries out 30th strike on alleged drug boat By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The military said the vessel “was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” though it did not… Continue reading
Dec 26 China sanctions 20 U.S. defense companies and 10 executives over Taiwan arms sale By Associated Press The announcement of the U.S. arms-sale package, valued at more than $10 billion, has drawn an angry response from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and says it must come under its control. Continue reading
Dec 19 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific, U.S. military says By Associated Press The U.S. military said Thursday that it had conducted two more strikes against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 5:08 What's in the U.S. weapons package for Taiwan and why China is angry By Nick Schifrin The Trump administration has approved the largest single package of weapons sales to Taiwan in U.S. history. Many of the systems mirror those the United States has supplied to Ukraine. The move is part of a broader U.S. effort to… Continue watching
Dec 16 Trump will attend dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The two guardsmen killed in the attack on Saturday were Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, according to the U.S. Army. Continue reading