Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appeared to rule out bringing the House of Representatives back to Washington for a standalone vote on ensuring military service members get paid on time during the government shutdown. Johnson pointed out to reporters at a Wednesday news conference that the House passed a federal funding …
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FIRST ON FOX: A Republican member of the House of Representatives is sounding the alarm over the consequences that a government shutdown could have on the military. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., sent a letter to the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday describing concerns raised to him about servicemen …
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A piece of metal shrapnel from an “explosive ordnance” that detonated overhead prematurely struck a law enforcement vehicle in California on Saturday, during an event attended by Vice President JD Vance. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) confirmed the incident in a press release shared with Fox News Digital. It took …
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The United States has significantly increased its military presence across the Caribbean under U.S. Southern Command, deploying bombers, warships and Marines as part of an expanded campaign targeting drug-trafficking and so-called “narco-terrorist” networks operating near Venezuela. In addition to seven strikes on boats believed to be carrying narcotics, the Trump …
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Three alleged narco-terrorists were killed in a U.S. strike on a drug smuggling vessel affiliated with Colombia’s National Liberation Army, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Sunday. The “lethal kinetic strike” happened Friday in international waters at the direction of President Donald Trump, Hegseth wrote in a post on X. …
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Vice President JD Vance joined Marines and sailors at Camp Pendleton in California on Saturday for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps, telling the crowd that the Corps remains ready to fight and ready to win. The anniversary event included an amphibious assault demonstration on Red Beach, speeches …
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is warning that a key move by the Trump administration in the government shutdown impasse is only a temporary Band-Aid — and that lawmakers could soon be forced to reckon with the political quagmire. Johnson held a press conference on the ongoing shutdown on Wednesday, …
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Members of the U.S. military were poised to miss their first paychecks of the government shutdown on Wednesday, but active duty troops are at least getting some reprieve thanks to the Trump administration moving to reshuffle some Pentagon funds. House GOP leaders have signaled that the White House could do …
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President Donald Trump said Saturday that a U.S. military strike destroyed a “very large drug-carrying submarine” in the Caribbean this week, killing two suspected narco-terrorists and capturing two others alive. He released video of the strike. In a statement posted to Truth Social, Trump said the vessel was carrying mostly …
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Five days after world leaders endorsed a U.S.-brokered plan to end the Israel-Hamas war, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday opened a Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in southern Israel to serve as the main hub for Gaza stabilization efforts. The CMCC is designed to support stabilization efforts, according to …
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