Security
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Trump administration announces new record low in illegal border crossings
June 28 marked a lowest single-day encounter record, with the Border Patrol encountering a mere 137 border crossers.
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DeSantis: DOJ, state working to deputize National Guard as immigration judges
DeSantis made the remarks alongside President Donald Trump during a visit to "Alligator Alcatraz," a new detention facility in the Sunshine State.
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Military commander asks Hegseth to return California Guard troops so they can fight wildfires
A request was submitted to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asking that 200 of the troops in California be returned to wildfire fighting duty.
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US special envoy Witkoff signals hope for securing Russia-Ukraine peace deal
Witkoff said there was "a lot of detail" to work out in order to secure a peace deal, but if eventually achieved it could be "something that would be very, very important for the world at large."
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Treasury Department sanctions four alleged cartel drug lords
The sanctions target the cartels' two alleged leaders, Johnny and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, who are siblings. Two of their other siblings, Ubaldo Hurtado Olascoaga and Adita Hurtado Olascoaga, were also listed.
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Top Hegseth adviser placed on leave amid investigation into Defense Department leaks
Caldwell was also escorted out of the Pentagon because of “an unauthorized disclosure.”
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Student visas emerge as Washington’s leverage against foreign adversaries
Under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the U.S. has already begun revoking visas for pro-Palestinian organizers and international students who joined with them, but the administration now appears to be mulling similar actions against students from other nations.
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DHS to revoke protected status for thousands of Afghan and Cameroonian migrants
The new order is expected to impact approximately 14,600 Afghans in May, and 7,900 Cameroonians in June.
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Defense Department removes Space Force commander in Greenland for undermining Trump agenda
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell shared a press release on X that confirmed Meyers' removal, stating leadership had lost "confidence in her ability to lead."
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Hegseth announces $5.1 billion in cuts to Defense spending
Hegseth said the cuts are primarily eliminating excessive and expensive contracts, such as $1.8 billion in consulting contracts the Defense Health Agency awarded to various private firms.
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Brussels police arrested Marco Rubio security detail supervisor after fight at hotel: Report
“The Diplomatic Security Service is aware of allegations of an incident involving an employee in Brussels, Belgium on March 31, 2025," the State Department told the Washington Examiner.
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Army reenlists nearly two dozen soldiers who were removed for not getting COVID-19 vaccine
Three of the soldiers have returned to active duty, while another 20 are either in the National Guard or the Army Reserve, the service said.
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In policy shift, State Department ends some bounties on Taliban’s Haqqani network leaders
Counterintuitive move in Trumpworld: The Taliban seized Afghanistan following Biden's disastrous withdrawal in 2021. Now, the Trump administration has dropped millions of dollars in bounties targeting Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani.