Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun during a Tuesday meeting that while the United States does not seek conflict with China, it will "resolutely" protect its interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
The U.S. military scrambled fighter jets four times in under a week to track a Russian IL‑20 reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska’s ADIZ, testing America’s airspace vigilance.
In one of the most aggressive assaults of its war with Ukraine, Russia launched a strike near NATO with 614 drones, ballistic, and cruise missiles, striking deep into Ukraine and destroying an American-owned business less than an hour from two NATO borders.
President Trump's Department of Justice announced an indictment for Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, also known as "Barbecue," and Bazile Richardson, of a conspiracy to transfer funds from the United States to Cherizier to fund gang-related activities.
The Trump administration has commissioned the polar icebreaker USCGC Storis, marking a historic step in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's "mission to transform the U.S. Coast Guard into a more agile, capable fighting force ready for the challenges of the 21st century," DHS announced.
