Trump and Zelensky Meet on Sidelines of Pope Francis’ Funeral, White House Says
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Trump and Zelensky Meet on Sidelines of Pope Francis’ Funeral, White House Says

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump met privately with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Saturday in Vatican City, the first time the two leaders have met since their televised argument in late February in the Oval Office exacerbated the deep breach between the two countries. The…

Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office
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Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had the consumer messaging app Signal set up on a computer in his office at the Pentagon so that he could send and receive instant messages in a space where personal cellphones are not permitted, according to two people…

Opinion | Pete Hegseth Blunders Into His Forever War
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Opinion | Pete Hegseth Blunders Into His Forever War

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump came into office promising to disentangle the U.S. military from its costly forever wars in the Middle East. Three months in, he is embroiled in the same sort of open-ended military campaign that plagued his predecessors, and one that holds the…

Trump Directive Calls to Turn Border Land Into ‘Military Installation’
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Trump Directive Calls to Turn Border Land Into ‘Military Installation’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump announced a plan on Friday to turn a narrow strip along the Mexican border in California, Arizona and New Mexico into a military installation as part of his effort to curtail illegal crossings. The plan, set out in a White House…

Senate Confirms Dan Caine as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Senate Confirms Dan Caine as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Senate confirmed early Friday Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, the former National Guardsman and fighter pilot, to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Caine is replacing another Air Force fighter pilot, Gen. Charles Brown, known as C.Q., whom President Trump…

U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success
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U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump said this week that Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have been “decimated by the relentless strikes” that he ordered beginning on March 15. But that’s not what Pentagon and military officials are privately telling Congress and allied countries. In closed briefings…

Will Dan Caine, Trump’s Pick for Joint Chiefs Chairman, Be Blunt or Hold His Tongue?
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Will Dan Caine, Trump’s Pick for Joint Chiefs Chairman, Be Blunt or Hold His Tongue?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Lt. Gen. Dan Caine’s pocket-size copy of the Constitution is tattered and bound with green military tape. He carries it with him routinely, including slipping it in his flight suit when he flew fighter jets in the Air Force. He had it on…

‘Should I Fire Him?’ Inside Trump’s Deliberations Over the Fate of Michael Waltz
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‘Should I Fire Him?’ Inside Trump’s Deliberations Over the Fate of Michael Waltz

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For much of this week, President Trump was consumed by a single question. What should he do about his national security adviser, Michael Waltz? “Should I fire him?” he asked aides and allies as the fallout continued over the stunning leak of a…

Opinion | 8 Pieces of Free Advice for Trump’s National Security Team
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Opinion | 8 Pieces of Free Advice for Trump’s National Security Team

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines This may be presumptuous, but it strikes me that the new administration’s national security team could use some advice. I have worked with senior leaders through many administrations from both parties. I’ve seen firsthand how highly capable and skilled professionals have conducted themselves…