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National Guard to remain deployed in D.C. through Inauguration Day in 2029, DOD says
The deployment began when President Donald Trump last summer signed an executive order declaring a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., which brought the numbers of National Guard troops in the city to 5,000.
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State Department sanctions seven entities, individuals for supporting Iranian weapons procurement
The sanctions are part of the U.S.' efforts to ramp up economic pressure on the Iranian regime after it resumed attacking ships that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month.
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US military disables non-compliant oil tanker in the Persian Gulf
CENTCOM said the latest military action was on an oil tanker that was transiting international waters toward Iran's Kharg Island. The vessel was flagged to Curacao and the U.S. prevented the tanker from transiting to Iran.
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Red Defection: CIA deploys new video seeking to lure Chinese soldiers to U.S. amidst PLA turmoil
New video "illustrates the real gulf between the Chinese elites who want what is best for their banks and the Chinese citizens who want what's best for their country," an official said,
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US military strike on alleged drug boat kills three in the Caribbean
The strike was part of "Joint Task Force Southern Spear" which targets alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The military has conducted dozens of strikes in recent months, which have killed over 100 people.
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Denver City Council members advance bill to ban ICE masks
Proposal also requires all law enforcement to identify themselves with a badge or some form of identification. Violators could face fines and jail time.
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Feds probing whether two federal officers in Minnesota lied about confrontation that led to shooting
Lyons said a review of the case, which includes a look at video evidence, revealed the officers appeared to make "untruthful statements," about the incident while under oath. He did not indicate what part of their testimonies were untruthful.
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Hegseth vows to appeal judge's ruling blocking him from punishing Kelly over 'seditious' video
The judge blocked Hegseth earlier Thursday, ruling the senator would likely succeed in his claim that the administration "trampled on Senator Kelly’s First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
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Former GOP senator's firm a ‘foreign agent’ of Chinese robotics maker China hawks want blacklisted
David Vitter, a former Republican senator who previously registered under FARA to help a different Chinese tech firm that was blacklisted recently executed an agreement for his D.C. lobbying firm to serve as a "foreign agent" of a Chinese robotics company linked to the CCP.
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Marine declared dead after falling overboard off USS Iwo Jima in Caribbean Sea
The Marine, identified as 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka Oforah from Florida, fell off the warship on Feb. 7 and has been reported missing at sea in the Caribbean following an extensive, around‑the‑clock 72‑hour search and rescue operation.
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Pentagon disabled Mexican cartel drones before airspace closure over El Paso was ended
The FAA had initially announced an airspace closure lasting ten days, but the airspace reopened within just a few hours.
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Big Cooperation: More than 250 ICE agreements signed with Texas law enforcement in a year
TFM is a critical tool because it creates a “force multiplier” to help federal agents “deport removable aliens.
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War Department to partner with OpenAI to add ChatGPT to its artificial intelligence platform
The addition of ChatGPT comes just two months after the department launched its "Gemini for Government" tool, which is a specialized version of Google's Gemini that has been approved to handle controlled unclassified information.