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Abcarian: Pete Hegseth says he knew what he was doing. In that case, he should resign 3 Eugene 3 hrs ago 1 hr ago 2 219
Hegseth's younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon 5 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 4 327
A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email 4 Eugene Friday Friday 12 433
Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak 0 Eugene Thursday Thursday 0 188
Trump says he would ask Hegseth to review if flight times should be classified 7 Eugene Thursday Thursday 7 364
Bondi signals probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite a long history of similar inquiries 0 Eugene Thursday Thursday 3 273
As wildfire season approaches, budget woes and federal uncertainty have put states' plans at risk 0 Eugene Thursday Thursday 3 190
US Turns Diego Garcia Into Superpower Fortress For Worldwide War - WION 2 TexasTowelie Wednesday Wednesday 3 489
U.S. homeland secretary to visit El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans 6 Eugene Wednesday Wednesday 2 288
'We're not preparing': As Trump officials vow to eliminate FEMA, the agency is already in turmoil 1 Eugene Wednesday Wednesday 2 226
US war plans leak shows Five Eyes allies must 'look out for ourselves', says Mark Carney 2 Eugene Tuesday Tuesday 12 328
Ted Lieu calls for Pete Hegseth to resign: 'Reckless actions endangered lives' 2 Eugene Tuesday Tuesday 6 292
The Pentagon warns government officials that Signal is being targeted by Russian hackers 4 Eugene Tuesday Tuesday 4 411
Live: U.S. Intelligence leaders address Senate on global threats - Times Radio 0 TexasTowelie Tuesday Tuesday 3 320
As the Carolinas burn, Homeland Security head Kristie Noem says Trump administration is going to 'eliminate' FEMA 1 Eugene Tuesday Tuesday 1 320
Cold War II - Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe. This AP map shows it 2 ck4829 Monday Monday 3 295
U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts 0 Eugene Mar 22 Mar 22 3 272
Unnerving conversation about Cyber threats 0 SleeplessinSoCal Mar 21 Mar 21 3 407
Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet (F-47) 1 Eugene Mar 21 Mar 21 0 268
Portugal cancels order for F-35s 5 LessAspin Mar 13 Mar 21 21 1490
Trump on collision course with GOP defense hawks over NATO 1 nitpicked Mar 21 Mar 21 5 373
Air Force Sending Teams to Make Sure Bases Are Following Executive Orders 7 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 7 592
Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from FEMA to states, local governments 0 Eugene Mar 19 Mar 19 0 163
US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin 0 Eugene Mar 19 Mar 19 1 129
Pentagon restores webpage for Black Medal of Honor winner but defends DEI purge 2 Eugene Mar 17 Mar 17 3 262
Fired hurricane hunter says Americans could see 'more damage and more loss of life' with NOAA layoffs 1 Eugene Mar 16 Mar 16 13 123
Elon Reportedly Orders Government to Stop Feeding the Bomb-Sniffing Dogs 22 Eugene Mar 14 Mar 15 59 3223
A Navy veteran and his wife say Tricare rescinded approvals for over $100K in health care claims paid years ago 4 Eugene Mar 14 Mar 15 18 563
White House instructs agencies to avoid firing cybersecurity staff, email says 0 Eugene Mar 15 Mar 15 0 97
Pete Hegseth appoints his personal lawyer to a powerful Pentagon post 1 Eugene Mar 14 Mar 14 0 272

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Kill switch fears over US F-35 fighter jets in Europe - DW News 4 TexasTowelie Mar 14 Mar 14 9 443
Trump administration empties Guantanamo of migrants, flies all back to US 0 Eugene Mar 14 Mar 14 1 230
Teixeira, Calling Himself 'Proud Patriot,' Appeals to Trump for Leniency 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 14 Mar 14 2 291
Trump administration cuts ties, ends suit against company alleging abuse at child migrant shelters 0 Eugene Mar 12 Mar 12 1 256
FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts 3 Eugene Mar 9 Mar 10 6 418
Trump pick for Pentagon says selling submarines to Australia would be 'crazy' if Taiwan tensions flare 3 Eugene Mar 8 Mar 8 3 466
Sec Defense: military contracts should stop including language that bars contractors from running segregated facilities 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 7 Mar 7 10 556
Surface tension: could the promised Aukus nuclear submarines simply never be handed over to Australia? 4 Eugene Mar 7 Mar 7 3 238
Video: Some thoughts on the war in Ukraine 1 Best_man23 Mar 6 Mar 6 1 308
Trump plans executive order to strengthen US shipbuilding, blunt China domination 3 Eugene Mar 6 Mar 6 1 365
'Who's doing the vetting?': Republicans denounce Pentagon aide for antisemitic comments 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 4 322
US authorities begin releasing some seized cryptocurrency miners, industry executives say 1 Eugene Mar 5 Mar 5 1 321
Modeling Policy Changes in CyberSecurity with First Order Lag - Russian Cyberthreat's 0 mikelewis Mar 2 Mar 2 1 308
Some government employees are instructed -- again -- to not respond to 5 things email as Musk doubles down 2 Eugene Mar 1 Mar 1 0 255
Trump eases rules on military raids and airstrikes, expanding range of who can be targeted 1 Eugene Mar 1 Mar 1 2 384
As egg prices soar, US Customs and Border Protection cracks down on egg smuggling 0 Eugene Feb 28 Feb 28 0 1231
No one physically harmed in Virginia Army ammunition plant explosion 0 Eugene Feb 28 Feb 28 2 355
Trump nominates Hung Cao, who challenged Kaine's Senate seat, for Under Secretary of the Navy 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 28 Feb 28 0 358
Pentagon orders new purge of social media sites to dump diversity, inclusion mentions by March 5 2 Eugene Feb 27 Feb 27 0 325
Musk Lashes Out at Pentagon Critic Who Ridiculed His Ultimatum to Federal Workers 2 Eugene Feb 24 Feb 24 11 610
Exploding drone operator goggles show the future of sabotage 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 22 Feb 23 5 467
Trump wants attack subs. The rest of the $50 billion Pentagon budget shuffle is a question mark for the Navy. 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 22 Feb 22 0 402
Also fired last night: the senior Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 22 Feb 22 11 533
Acting head of ICE reassigned amid frustrations over deportation efforts 2 Eugene Feb 21 Feb 21 2 373
US Navy Relieves Captain of USS Harry S Truman Following Collision with Cargo Ship 2 C0RI0LANUS Feb 21 Feb 21 8 773
Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities 0 Eugene Feb 20 Feb 20 1 373
U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 18 4 462
Trump immigration dragnet ensnares people at check-ins and court hearings 0 Eugene Feb 18 Feb 18 3 396
Administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can't figure out how to reach them 1 usonian Feb 15 Feb 15 4 312
Elon Mask's DOGE Shares Classified U.S. Intel With Entire World 1 usonian Feb 14 Feb 14 13 527

National Security & Defense Continued...

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NATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhere 3 Eugene Feb 14 Feb 14 1 531
Mid-Air Collision Shines Light On Doomsday Plans For Nation's Capital 3 usonian Jan 31 Feb 14 2 596
Pilot Barbie Kristi Noem Gives Trump's Favorite Photographer a Tour of Gitmo 4 Eugene Feb 11 Feb 11 2 623
Defense Sec orders immediate "pause" on trans medical "procedures," trans military recruits 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 4 429
Trump should 'get rid' of FEMA, Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem says 1 Eugene Feb 11 Feb 11 0 429
Pentagon cuts off Hegseth town hall webcast after transparency pledge 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 8 Feb 8 11 751
Trump Air Force nominee arranged satellite contract in manner that favored Musk's SpaceX, sources say 0 Eugene Feb 7 Feb 7 3 316
Musk would make Goldfinger blush. 6 Marcuse Feb 5 Feb 6 1 483
Pentagon shocked by Trump's order to house migrants in Guantanamo Bay 5 Eugene Jan 31 Feb 1 8 619
Army Secretary nominee pledges to expand Junior ROTC 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 31 Feb 1 0 448
Trump administration may pull money from TSA, Coast Guard to help ICE afford costly deportations 1 Eugene Jan 29 Jan 29 3 478
Hegseth cutting Milley's security detail, eyes stripping him of star 6 Eugene Jan 29 Jan 29 4 692
IS fighters in Syria could break free amid Trump aid cut, terrorism expert warns 2 Eugene Jan 28 Jan 28 2 349
Return of Star Wars! Iron Dome for America calls for space-based interceptors . 5 usonian Jan 28 Jan 28 6 470
US may put 'very big bounty' on Taliban leaders, Secretary of State Rubio says 6 Eugene Jan 27 Jan 27 1 692
Hegseth confirmed as Trump's defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conduct 4 Eugene Jan 25 Jan 25 3 7103
MAKS 24 👀: Interception of 19 Russian drones 0 Dennis Donovan Jan 23 Jan 23 3 415
Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee 10 Eugene Jan 21 Jan 22 9 969
Trump vows to reinstate COVID vaccine refusers and orders troops to the border as part of US military overhaul 0 Eugene Jan 21 Jan 21 1 495
Trump names acting defense secretary with Hegseth not yet confirmed 2 Eugene Jan 20 Jan 20 1 754
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