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What Happened Today – March 20, 2026

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine conduct a Pentagon press briefing on Operation Epic Fury as reporters raise their hands to ask questions, March 2, 2026.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine took questions at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026, from a press corps remade in Hegseth's image after mainstream journalists refused to sign his access policy; a federal judge struck it down today as unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Madelyn Keech)

Denmark watched the United States kick in the doors in Caracas and deployed its military ten days later to make sure Greenland wasn’t next. That’s what the world learned two days ago when Danish broadcaster DR published an investigation based on more than a dozen official sources. Copenhagen endured Trump’s threats throughout 2025. He sent … Read more

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