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TARA COPP

TARA COPP

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Options for Trump's space-based 'Golden Dome' missile defense shield head to Hegseth for approval

U.S. Space Command says it's finalized options for President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system and has sent its recommendations to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his review and approval

Options for Trump's space-based 'Golden Dome' missile defense shield head to Hegseth for approval
Crime|Political|Technology|US

Army adjusts tracker policy and flight training following January collision with passenger jet

The Army has made changes to how its helicopters use a safety system that broadcasts aircraft location and has reduced the number of flights over Washington following a collision with a passenger jet that killed 67 people

Army adjusts tracker policy and flight training following January collision with passenger jet
Education|Political|US

Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge

Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week

Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge
Business|Political|US

The Energy Department identifies thousands of nonessential positions at risk of DOGE cuts

The Energy Department has identified thousands of federal workers it deems "nonessential" and would not be protected if there is a large-scale reduction in force

The Energy Department identifies thousands of nonessential positions at risk of DOGE cuts
MidEast|Political|US

Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike

The Pentagon’s acting inspector general has announced that he will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen

Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
Europe|Political|US|World

Top senator criticizes Pentagon 'mid-level' leaders on troop level plan in Europe

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee criticized Pentagon “mid-level” leadership for what he says is a misguided plan to reduce the number of U.S. troops based in Europe

Top senator criticizes Pentagon 'mid-level' leaders on troop level plan in Europe
Political|US

Trump's pick for Joint Chiefs chairman vows to be apolitical and addresses Signal chat

President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff acknowledges he's an unconventional nominee

Trump's pick for Joint Chiefs chairman vows to be apolitical and addresses Signal chat
Political|US

Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role as liaison and senior adviser inside the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office confirms that his younger brother is serving in a key position inside the Pentagon as a Department of Homeland Security liaison and senior adviser

Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role as liaison and senior adviser inside the Pentagon
MidEast|Political|US

The Atlantic releases the Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against the Houthis

The Atlantic has released the Signal chat among Trump senior national security officials

The Atlantic releases the Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against the Houthis
MidEast|Political|US|World

The Signal attack plan messages: What we do (and don't) know

The revelation that President Donald Trump’s most senior national security officials posted the specifics of a military attack to a chat group that included a journalist hours before the attack took place has raised many questions

The Signal attack plan messages: What we do (and don't) know
MidEast|Political|US

Trump officials texted attack plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist

President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as “the only glitch in two months” of his administration

Trump officials texted attack plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist
Political|US

The Pentagon's DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content

The Pentagon has faced questions from lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department websites and social media pages

The Pentagon's DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content
Crime|Political|Technology|US

Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphs

The Pentagon’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information

Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphs
Business|Political|Technology|US

Trump acknowledges concerns over Musk's business interests and says he shouldn't get war plans

President Donald Trump says war plans should not be shared with his adviser Elon Musk because of his business interests

Trump acknowledges concerns over Musk's business interests and says he shouldn't get war plans
Business|Political|Technology|US

Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet

Boeing will build the Air Force's future fighter jet

Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet
Europe|Political|Technology|US|World

Europe and Canada are eyeing alternatives to American-made fighter jets. Here's why

Questions are mounting in Canada and in Europe over whether big-ticket purchases of high-end U.S. weaponry are still a wise strategic choice

Europe and Canada are eyeing alternatives to American-made fighter jets. Here's why
Political|US

Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge

The Pentagon says internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down

Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge
Crime|Political|Technology|US

Helicopters permanently restricted on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash

The Federal Aviation Administration says helicopters will be permanently banned from flying near Washington, D

Helicopters permanently restricted on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

US transfers immigrants out of Guantanamo Bay to Louisiana as court weighs legality

Authorities have removed U.S. immigrants from detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay as a federal court in Washington weighs a challenge by civil rights advocates to holding immigrants at the offshore military station

US transfers immigrants out of Guantanamo Bay to Louisiana as court weighs legality
Political|US

War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge

References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity, equity and inclusion content

War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
Political|US

Transgender troops are now being identified for removal under Pentagon orders

The military services have 30 days to figure out how they will seek out and identify transgender service members to remove them from the force

Transgender troops are now being identified for removal under Pentagon orders
Political|US

Pentagon orders new purge of social media sites to dump diversity, inclusion mentions by March 5

Building lethality in the military may be the buzzword for the new Trump administration, but busywork and paperwork have become the reality at the Pentagon, as service members and civilian workers are facing a broad mandate to purge all of the department’s social media sites and untangle confusing personnel reduction moves

Pentagon orders new purge of social media sites to dump diversity, inclusion mentions by March 5
Health|Political|US

VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care

The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans health services were harmed, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday

VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care
Political|US

A look at Dan 'Razin' Caine, Trump's pick to be the top US military officer

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago

A look at Dan 'Razin' Caine, Trump's pick to be the top US military officer
Political|US

Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers

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