U.S. flew Union Jack upside down at Arlington National Cemetery and put up Australian flags on D.C. streets during King Charles’ state visit, both protocol failures.
Air Force agrees to buy interceptor drones from Powerus, a West Palm Beach company backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
USS Gerald R. Ford to leave Middle East mid-May after 300-plus day deployment that included Maduro capture, Iran war strikes, and on-board fire.
Defense Secretary Hegseth defends firing nearly 30 senior officers with false Obama claim at first congressional hearing since Iran war began.
Trump threatens to reduce US troops in Germany after Chancellor Merz says US is being “humiliated” by Iran and lacks a war strategy.
Russian President Putin warns Trump against new Iran strikes and offers to remove Iran’s enriched uranium during phone call on war day 63.
Senate Republicans defeat 51-47 Democratic war powers resolution to block military force against Cuba after Trump’s “Cuba’s next” remarks and naval blockade.
US Marines board and search stateless containership from Pakistan, release vessel as Iran blockade redirections reach 39 vessels.
Trump’s national security team weighs Iran’s Strait of Hormuz proposal as Rubio publicly rejects it, on Iran war day 62.
Defense Secretary Hegseth and Kid Rock take Apache helicopter ride one month after Hegseth shut down Army investigation into pilots flying over Kid Rock’s home.
Rubio rejects Iran’s offer to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US ends blockade and war, on Iran war day 61.
Iran caused up to $5 billion in damage to US military bases across seven Gulf countries, NBC News reports as Pentagon withholds details from Congress.
Trump floats leaving NATO in Fox News interview, citing allies’ refusal to help US fight Iran in Strait of Hormuz.
White House weighs Defense Production Act takeover of Spirit Airlines as Iran war fuel costs push the twice-bankrupt carrier toward liquidation.
Trump sends envoys Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for indirect ceasefire talks with Iran on war day 58.
Former DHS Secretary Noem continues using waterfront Coast Guard commandant’s residence seven weeks after firing, Lewandowski still seen at property.
Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes ombudsman three months after calling military newspaper “woke” and launching editorial overhaul.
Justice Department charges Fort Bragg special forces master sergeant in first U.S. prediction market insider trading case after $400,000 Polymarket profit on Maduro capture.
Defense Secretary Hegseth fires Navy Secretary Phelan weeks after ousting Army’s top general during Iran war.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes two commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz a day after U.S. boards Iranian oil tanker.
Trump administration negotiates sending 1,100 U.S. war allies stranded in Qatar, including 400 children, to Congo after Trump halted program letting them resettle here.
Hegseth makes flu shots voluntary for U.S. service members, ending a mandate in place since 1945 and rejecting Navy health guidance on readiness.
U.S. forces board sanctioned Iran-linked oil tanker in Indian Ocean hours before ceasefire talks, first interdiction beyond Persian Gulf.
Trump extends Iran ceasefire indefinitely at Pakistan’s request and maintains port blockade after Tehran refuses to commit to Islamabad talks.
Trump says he is ‘highly unlikely’ to renew Iran ceasefire before Wednesday expiration as second-round talks remain uncertain.
U.S. gives Cuba two-week ultimatum to release political prisoners after first U.S. government plane lands in Havana since 2016.
Energy Secretary Wright says gas may not drop below $3 per gallon until 2027, with average price up 39% since February.
U.S. military boat attack in Caribbean kills three, raising campaign death toll to at least 181 across 54 vessels since September.
U.S. Navy fires on and boards Iranian cargo ship Touska in Gulf of Oman, first seizure since blockade of Iran began April 13.
OMB contradicts its own federal CIO, denies any policy process to grant agencies access to Anthropic’s Mythos.
Pentagon to begin worldwide boardings of Iran-linked ships under “Economic Fury” campaign days before ceasefire expires.
Anthropic CEO meets White House chief of staff Wiles as OMB moves to give federal agencies access to Mythos, routing around Pentagon blacklist.
Defense Secretary Hegseth recites Pulp Fiction-modeled prayer at Pentagon service, then compares Iran war journalists to Pharisees who criticized Jesus.
Defense Secretary Hegseth threatens strikes on Iran’s power grid and energy infrastructure if ceasefire collapses, naming targets international law treats as war crimes.
U.S. military expands authority to seize Iran-linked ships worldwide, listing oil, electronics, and machinery as potentially seizable contraband.
Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire after war killed nearly 2,200 Lebanese, with leaders headed to White House for first talks since 1983.
Defense Secretary Hegseth gives Pentagon components 24 hours to terminate collective bargaining agreements across the department.
Nine House Democrats file five impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Hegseth over Iran war crimes and Signal leak.
Army Secretary Driscoll shuts down Soldier for Life social media accounts after right-wing backlash over post honoring Sen. Duckworth, a double-amputee combat pilot.
France demands release of 86-year-old widow of U.S. Army captain, held by ICE while her green card application was pending.
Pentagon asks GM, Ford, GE Aerospace, and Oshkosh to shift factory capacity to weapons production as Ukraine and Iran deplete stocks.
U.S. kills three in fifth Pacific boat attack in five days, pushing known death toll to 177 with no evidence of drugs.