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TARA COPP

TARA COPP

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Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildup

Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting troops along the U.S.-Mexico border to assess the military’s progress in fortifying sections of the wall

Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildup
Political|US

Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those savings to fund President Donald Trump’s priorities

Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities
Economy|Political|Technology|Travel|US

Some of the 400 jobs that were cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says

A union says jobs eliminated at the Federal Aviation Administration had direct roles in supporting safety inspectors and airport operations

Some of the 400 jobs that were cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says
Economy|Political|US

DOGE is getting lists of the military's probationary workers from the Pentagon

U.S. officials say Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the military's probationary employees

DOGE is getting lists of the military's probationary workers from the Pentagon
Business|Economy|Political|US

Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal midair collision near Washington

Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
Economy|Environment|Political|Science|US

Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal

The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs

Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal
MidEast|US|World

US aircraft carrier Truman collides with merchant ship near Egypt, but no injuries are reported

The Navy says the aircraft carrier USS Harry S

US aircraft carrier Truman collides with merchant ship near Egypt, but no injuries are reported
Technology|US|World

Navy crew members eject from their jet before it crashes off the San Diego coast

Authorities say two crew members ejected from a U.S. Navy jet before it crashed off the coast of San Diego and were rescued by a fishing boat

Navy crew members eject from their jet before it crashes off the San Diego coast
Europe|Political|US|World

US defense chief suggests Ukraine should abandon hope of winning all territory back from Russia

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic

US defense chief suggests Ukraine should abandon hope of winning all territory back from Russia
Political|US

Hegseth didn't request over $137,000 in upgrades to his new military residence, official says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not request more than $137,000 in repairs and upgrades to military housing at Fort McNair that will become his official residence

Hegseth didn't request over $137,000 in upgrades to his new military residence, official says
Europe|Political|US|World

NATO allies await US defense secretary's visit, the first by a member of the Trump administration

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will become on Wednesday the first member of the new Trump administration to visit NATO

NATO allies await US defense secretary's visit, the first by a member of the Trump administration
Political|US

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and signals more change coming

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base in North Carolina back to Fort Bragg

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and signals more change coming
Crime|Political|US

28 agencies were authorized to fly helicopters near Reagan Airport before deadly crash

The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport before its Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet last week, killing 67

28 agencies were authorized to fly helicopters near Reagan Airport before deadly crash
Americas|Political|US|World

First military flight lands in Guantanamo Bay with migrants deported from the US

The first U.S. military flight deporting migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay has landed in Cuba

First military flight lands in Guantanamo Bay with migrants deported from the US
Africa|Political|US|World

US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia

The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term

US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
Technology|Travel|US

Pilots have reported repeated close calls similar to fatal collision near DC airport

Airline pilots flying into Washington, D

Pilots have reported repeated close calls similar to fatal collision near DC airport
Crime|Political|Travel|US|World

‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter's black box recovered

Investigators have announced that the black box from the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a commercial jetliner has been recovered

‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter's black box recovered
Crime|Political|Travel|US|World

Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft

Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
Crime|Travel|US

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
Political|US

Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more

The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal workplace

Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more
Political|US

Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley's security clearance and protective detail

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley

Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley's security clearance and protective detail
Political|US

Six active duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump's transgender troop ban

The first lawsuits have been filed against President Donald Trump’s executive order revising policy on transgender troops

Six active duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump's transgender troop ban
Election|Political|US

Trump’s nominee for Pentagon weapons buyer was a key figure in the president's first impeachment

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the military’s top weapons buyer was the official who directed the Pentagon to withhold aid from Ukraine in 2019

Trump’s nominee for Pentagon weapons buyer was a key figure in the president's first impeachment
Political|US

Trump signs an order to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops

President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders focused on the military

Trump signs an order to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops
MidEast|Political|US

As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, here's what changes could be in store

There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring

As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, here's what changes could be in store

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