Taiwan tensions, military posturing, and US response in 2025
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, on Saturday said the military attack on Venezuela and the arrest of its leader,
The U.S. Capitol is silhouetted by the stark glare of the morning sun as a government shutdown begins its tenth day Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) With their Oct. 15 paychecks in doubt, service members have been reaching out for financial ...
The Army’s official charity has already approved more than $7 million in payments to active-duty soldiers and their families facing a missed paycheck next week amid the government shutdown. The Air Force’s designated charity says it has received ...
Military members can be prosecuted for following orders that are unlawful. A war of words between President Donald Trump and Democratic military and national security veterans on Capitol Hill has opened up a discussion about legal and illegal orders.
President Donald Trump walks off stage after speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Sept. 30. (Evan Vucci/AP) President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Defense Department to use “all ...
The U.S. military has killed more than 100 people in targeted strikes on small vessels in waters off South America since early September. President Donald Trump says the deadly attacks are combating drug smuggling. But the unilateral strikes have prompted ...
Naomi Pyle isn't sure if her husband's next paycheck from the U.S. Navy will arrive on Wednesday. The couple, who are raising two children in San Diego, California, were already struggling to make ends meet before the government shut down on October 1 ...
A D.C. Circuit panel issued a Tuesday order dissolving an administrative stay on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s military transgender ban. In a 2-1 ruling, the court said a lower court didn’t offer Hegseth enough deference in issuing its stay.
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., warned military members Monday that "there will be consequences" if they allowed Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., to be court-martialed. Gallego reacted to the Department of War's announcement earlier that day on X that it launched a ...
Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to U.S. cities have sparked a debate over their legality.
More than half of the respondents strongly or somewhat approved of using military force to take on possible drug traffickers. By Nicholas Slayton Published Dec 4, 2025 9:53 AM EST A little more than 60% of Americans support using military force against ...
In 2025, artificial intelligence moved from pilot projects to practical use across the U.S. military. From Army intel and predictive maintenance to Navy undersea operations, Marine Corps command-and-control,