US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday floated the idea of US troops returning to Panama to “secure” its strategically vital canal, a suggestion quickly shot down by the country’s government. During a visit to Panama, Hegseth suggested that “by invitation” the United States could “revive” military bases or naval air stations and rotate deployments … Read more
The United States will not allow China to “threaten” the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit to the Central American nation on Tuesday. Hegseth is the second senior US official to visit Panama since President Donald Trump took office in January vowing to “take back” the US-built … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a senior US officer assigned to NATO, the Pentagon announced Tuesday, saying her removal was due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead. Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield is the latest in a string of top officers to be dismissed by Donald Trump’s administration, part of a … Read more
Russian hackers are breaking into Signal group chats, according to a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR. The memo was sent on March 18—three days after the US bombed Yemen and five days after top Trump officials accidentally included a journalist on a Signal chat group about it. “A vulnerability has been identified in the Signal … Read more
US defence department workers could face lie detector tests as the Pentagon investigates alleged leaks of national security information. The department’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are carrying out the inquiry, which is the latest by Donald Trump‘s administration. In a memo sent late on Friday, defence secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff called for … Read more
👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 Department of Government Efficiency head and business owner Elon Musk visited the Pentagon on Friday, which according to defence secretary Pete Hegseth was to talk about “efficiencies” and “innovations”. It was not, as President Trump insisted, to brief Musk on the US military’s plan for any … Read more
The United States Department of Defence (more popularly identified by its headquarters, The Pentagon, in Washington), is set to brief billionaire Elon Musk on the country’s military plans for a potential war with China, as per a New York Times report. Expanded Role for Elon Musk? Concerns Over Conflict of Interest The move means that … Read more
The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, U.S. Central Command and the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday. “The Iraqis continue their impressive victories over the forces of darkness and terrorism,” Prime … Read more
US army soldiers stand in formation during a joint military tactical training exercise with Bulgaria’s and Georgia’s armies, during the multinational defense exercise Defender Europe 21 The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has filed a memo in court Wednesday that, in essence, bans transgender persons from joining military service and kicks out current transgender service … Read more
Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons Let’s get something nice and sparkling clear right off the bat: What we have seen in the first month of the second Trump administration borders on revolutionary. It’s extraordinary. Unprecedented in modern times. There are no bugaboos or sacred cows. Unlike every President since Gerald Ford, our 47th Executive … Read more