Dan Caldwell, fired by Hegseth over alleged Pentagon leaks and later cleared, hired by intelligence office led by Tulsi Gabbard.
USS Gerald Ford fire burned for 30 hours and displaced more than 600 sailors from their bunks, the Navy reveals, as the carrier enters its 10th month deployed.
Iran strikes Doha and Dubai, Israel hits Beirut as Lebanon displacement passes 1 million on day 18 of U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Trump PAC uses photo of fallen soldiers’ dignified transfer in fundraising email offering donors “private national security briefings” from the president.
U.S. raises flag at Venezuela embassy for the first time in seven years, with the former president jailed in Brooklyn and his successor under threat of indictment.
Trump calls on allies he levied tariffs on to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz as Iran widens war to target UAE cities for the first time.
Defense Secretary Hegseth claims Iran’s supreme leader was “wounded and likely disfigured” in opening strikes, providing no evidence, as Pentagon announces heaviest day of bombing yet.
All six crew members aboard U.S. refueling plane that crashed in Iraq during Iran war are confirmed dead, bringing American military deaths to 13.
U.S. strikes military sites on Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub, deploys Marines discussed as uranium seizure force, as missile hits inside U.S. Baghdad embassy compound.
Hundreds of VA mental health therapists have quit since Trump took office, leaving veterans waiting up to six months for one-on-one counseling as the U.S. fights a new war.
Defense Secretary Hegseth orders “ruthless” review of military legal offices one year after firing the top JAGs, as military lawyers investigate the strike that killed 168 schoolchildren.
Non-combat fire breaks out aboard the USS Gerald Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, during the Iran war in its ninth month of continuous deployment.
Senate Democrats file war powers resolution to block military action against Cuba after Trump says a “takeover” will follow the Iran war.
Former Virginia National Guardsman who served prison time for trying to help ISIS, opens fire on ROTC classroom at Old Dominion University, killing an instructor and wounding two before students beat him to death.
Iran’s supreme leader, confirmed injured in the war’s opening attacks and speaking publicly for the first time, calls for closing the Strait of Hormuz.
VA announces plan to force homeless veterans into guardianship proceedings that could place them in involuntary mental health treatment.
Pentagon investigation finds U.S. strike likely killed 168 children at Iranian school because military used outdated intelligence that misidentified it as part of a military base.
Pentagon bans press photographers from war briefings after Hegseth’s staff complained published photos were unflattering.
Pentagon tells Congress the Iran war cost $11.3 billion in its first 6 days as Trump declares “we’ve won” on day 13.
Trump appoints Charlie Kirk’s widow to Air Force Academy board without announcement, weeks before it may vote on recommending her late husband for an honorary degree.
AG Bondi moved to military base housing after receiving threats tied to the Maduro capture and her handling of the Epstein files.
Senate confirms Gen. Joshua Rudd to lead NSA and Cyber Command 71-29, ending an 11-month vacancy created when Laura Loomer pushed to fire his predecessor.
Energy Secretary Wright falsely posts that the Navy escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, then deletes it after the White House confirms no escorts have occurred.
Iran declares Middle East banks military targets and vows to block all oil exports as Pentagon reveals 140 U.S. service members wounded in 12-day war.
Hegseth orders all Pentagon supervisors to push civilian employees to volunteer for immigration enforcement, requiring senior approval to deny requests during an active war.
Trump’s two eldest sons back new drone company targeting $1.1 billion in Pentagon contracts created by their father’s drone initiatives and Chinese drone ban.
Anthropic sues over a dozen federal agencies and Pentagon leaders, calling its blacklisting for refusing to allow autonomous weapons and mass surveillance unconstitutional retaliation.
Trump tells GOP lawmakers the Iran war will be a “short-term excursion,” then hours later threatens to hit Iran twenty times harder if oil stops flowing through Strait of Hormuz.
Ukraine sends drone defense experts to protect US military bases in Jordan after American request Thursday, Zelenskyy tells New York Times.
Video shows what weapons experts identify as a US Tomahawk cruise missile hitting the Iranian compound where 175 students and staff died, as Trump continues to blame Iran.
Explosion hits US embassy entrance in Oslo overnight, shattering glass and prompting Norway to reinforce security around Iranian and Jewish populations.
Fox News airs old footage of a hatless Trump during coverage of Dover dignified transfer for six soldiers killed in Iran war, replacing video showing him in a baseball cap.
US military kills six more people on a suspected drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, bringing SOUTHCOM’s total to 156 killed since September with no evidence made public.
Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader three days after Trump claimed personal veto over succession, and seventh American service member dies in Saudi Arabia.
Trump signs proclamation committing U.S. lethal military force against cartels in 17 Latin American countries as Ecuador strikes already underway.
Pentagon and FAA agree to test anti-drone lasers in New Mexico after two misfires by military and DHS shut down airspace near El Paso.
Trump flies home to Florida Friday night, then back past Washington to Dover for soldiers’ dignified transfer Saturday, then back to his Doral club through Monday.
Israel strikes Tehran oil storage in first attack on civilian infrastructure on war day 9 as bodies of six American soldiers killed in the war return to Dover.
U.S. military attacks a drug-trafficking facility inside Ecuador in first ground operation since greenlighting joint combat against “narco-terrorist” organizations this week.
Pentagon tech chief says Anthropic was blacklisted after refusing to allow fully autonomous weapons and mass surveillance of Americans, calls company’s safety limits “irrational.”
U.S. military investigators believe American forces likely struck the Iranian girls’ school that killed 150 children on day 1 of the war.
Russia shares satellite intelligence on U.S. warships, bases, and aircraft with Iran in what sources call “a pretty comprehensive effort.”
Iran’s president apologizes for strikes on Gulf states and blames Khamenei’s death for military command breakdown as Revolutionary Guard keeps firing on day 8.
Pentagon designates Anthropic a supply chain risk, the first American company ever blacklisted, after the AI firm refused to allow its models for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance.
Pentagon plans to exhume 88 USS Arizona crew members buried as unknowns after Pearl Harbor, using DNA advances to identify sailors and Marines killed 85 years ago.
House rejects Iran war powers resolution 212-219 one day after Senate, as U.S. strikes Iranian drone carrier and Israel reports most of Tehran’s air defenses degraded.
Spain says White House falsely claimed it agreed to cooperate on Iran strikes as Prime Minister Sanchez repeats “no to the war.”
Montana Sen. Sheehy joins Capitol Police in physically ejecting anti-war protester from Senate Armed Services hearing, then boasts about it online.
U.S.-Iran war reaches Cyprus and Indian Ocean as Hezbollah strikes British airbase and U.S. submarine sinks Iranian frigate near Sri Lanka.
