Pentagon used Anthropic’s Claude AI in the military operation to capture Maduro despite the company’s policy prohibiting use of its tools to facilitate violence.
Trump tells Fort Bragg soldiers “we are feared” while praising the Maduro capture and outlining plans for U.S. oil companies to rebuild Venezuela’s energy industry.
U.S. military kills three more people in Caribbean boat attack, bringing the death toll from at least 38 operations since September to 133.
Trump calls regime change in Iran “the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. repositions a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East.
Defense Secretary Hegseth skips NATO’s defense ministers meeting in Brussels, sending the Pentagon’s third-ranking official as the U.S. prepares to hand over major NATO command posts to Europeans.
U.S. military hands its strategic al-Tanf base in Syria to Damascus, removing a key barrier to Iranian weapons shipments and signaling a broader troop withdrawal.
Federal judge rules Defense Secretary Hegseth violated the First Amendment by censuring Senator Mark Kelly over a video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders.
NATO launches “Arctic Sentry” mission to boost military presence around Greenland after Trump backed off his seizure threat in exchange for a joint security framework.
Speaker Johnson says six Democratic lawmakers “should be indicted” one day after a grand jury refused to indict them, as Kelly calls the failed prosecution “straight from the authoritarian playbook.”
Pentagon tells a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare for Middle East deployment as Trump warns Iran of military action if nuclear talks fail.
Trump tells Netanyahu Iran negotiations will continue but hints at military action if talks fail, saying last year’s Operation Midnight Hammer “did not work well for them.”
Pentagon lets CBP fire an anti-drone laser near Fort Bliss without FAA coordination, triggering a chaotic airspace shutdown the administration blames on a cartel incursion.
Trump administration warns American commercial vessels to stay away from Iranian territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz, advising crews not to resist if Iranian troops board without permission.
U.S. sends 200 troops to Nigeria to train forces fighting Islamist militants, weeks after Trump threatened to go in “guns-a-blazing.”
FAA declares “national defense airspace” over El Paso and grounds all flights for 10 days with no explanation, authorizing deadly force against aircraft that enter the restricted zone.
Grand jury refuses to indict six Democratic lawmakers after Trump’s U.S. attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro sought sedition charges over a video reminding service members they can reject unlawful orders.
Army civilians who worked during the government shutdown were told to record their timesheets as furlough days, in what employees say violates the Anti-Deficiency Act and forced them to falsify federal records.
U.S. military killed two people and left one survivor in its latest strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, bringing the total killed to at least 130 in 38 strikes since September.
U.S. forces boarded a sanctioned Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean, the eighth vessel seized under Trump’s naval blockade that Congress has not authorized.
Netanyahu meets Trump in Washington Wednesday to discuss Iran nuclear talks after Tehran’s foreign minister said its missile program is “never negotiable” and threatened to strike U.S. bases.
Zelensky says U.S. wants Ukraine and Russia to end war by June, with both sides invited to talks in Miami next week.
Navy Secretary John Phelan, a major Trump donor, was listed on a 2006 Epstein flight manifest alongside a French modeling agent later charged with rape of a minor.
Pentagon cuts all military training and fellowships at Harvard, with Hegseth calling officers’ Ivy League education “globalist and radical ideologies” and promising reviews of other schools.
U.S. military kills two in latest Eastern Pacific boat strike, the 38th lethal operation in a campaign that has killed 128 people since September.
Sen. Slotkin refuses DOJ interview over military “illegal orders” video, says investigation is retaliation after Trump called the video “seditious behavior, punishable by death.”
U.S. Africa Command deploys military team to Nigeria after Trump threatened the country over alleged Christian persecution, following December airstrikes against Islamic State affiliates.
U.S. F-35 shoots down Iranian drone “aggressively approaching” the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, 500 miles from Iran’s coast, days before scheduled nuclear talks.
Top U.S. and Israeli generals held closed-door talks at the Pentagon as Trump escalates military threats against Iran and expands naval presence in the Middle East.
Trump pushes for 250-foot permanent triumphal arch near the Potomac that would dwarf the Lincoln Memorial and obstruct views of Arlington National Cemetery.
New U.S. chargé d’affaires arrives in Caracas to reopen diplomatic mission one month after American military operation captured Maduro, as interim government announces amnesty bill for political prisoners.
At least 10,000 Danish veterans march silently through subzero cold to U.S. embassy in Copenhagen after Trump said NATO allies hid from frontlines in Afghanistan and embassy staff removed 44 flags honoring Danish war dead.
Trump administration approves $16 billion in arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia as tensions rise over potential U.S. military strikes on Iran.
UN Secretary-General warns the organization faces “imminent financial collapse” by July after U.S. refused to pay its 2025 contribution and offered only 30% of expected peacekeeping funding.
US Embassy in Copenhagen removes flags honoring 44 Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan, claims staff was unaware of their significance.
Rubio says technical talks with Denmark and Greenland have begun after Trump backed off tariff threats and military force rhetoric over takeover calls.
Families of two Trinidadian men killed in U.S. boat strike sue Trump administration for wrongful death, calling the Caribbean attacks “extrajudicial killings”.
Greenland minister calls Trump’s push to acquire sovereign U.S. territory for military bases a “red line,” saying her government has not been presented with any deal details.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte tells European Parliament that continent “cannot defend itself” without U.S. and credits Trump with forcing allies to meet spending targets.
Aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and three Tomahawk-equipped warships enter Middle East waters days after Trump announced “armada” heading to Persian Gulf.
China accuses ousted military vice chairman Zhang Youxia, a childhood friend of Xi Jinping, of sharing nuclear weapons secrets with the United States and accepting bribes.
Minnesota activates National Guard after Hennepin County request; Minneapolis to file restraining order Monday seeking to halt crackdown and remove federal agents.
U.S. carries out 35th strike on alleged drug boat since September, killing two, one day after House defeated war powers resolution on Venezuela.
British government says Trump “wrong” to claim NATO allies avoided Afghanistan front lines; 457 British troops died in the war, second only to the U.S.
Three-star admiral Nancy Lacore, removed by Hegseth without cause after 35-year Navy career, announces run for Congress in South Carolina.
Pentagon orders Army military police brigade at Fort Bragg to prepare for Minnesota deployment, adding to 1,500 troops already on standby.
Archbishop overseeing U.S. military chaplains says troops would be “morally acceptable” in disobeying orders that conflict with their conscience.
Pentagon plans to cut U.S. participation in nearly 30 NATO organizations, including intelligence and special operations groups, by not replacing 200 personnel as postings end.
U.S. military seizes seventh oil tanker linked to Venezuela, with Trump claiming the U.S. has already taken 50 million barrels to sell on the open market.
Greenland’s prime minister tells citizens to prepare for “everything” including U.S. military action, recommends stocking five days of food.
Denmark deploys troops to Greenland for military exercises as Trump vows to “100%” impose tariffs on eight European allies who oppose his demand for “Complete and Total Control.”
