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Hegseth says War Department will start screening testosterone of soldiers over 30
Hegseth said in a social media video that the screenings, which is looking for testosterone deficiency, will be added to a fighter's annual health assessment and that those under 30 can choose to be tested but are not required to.
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House Homeland Security Chair Garbarino vows oversight of ICE after shootings
ICE agents shot a man in Texas on July 7 while the agents were trying to conduct a vehicle stop as part of a targeted enforcement operation to arrest an illegal migrant and that the victim Lorenzo Salgado Araujo attempted to evade them.
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U.S. launches 'second wave' of Iran strikes after ceasefire collapses
Fighting resumed this week after the failure of negotiations to formally end the war.
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U.S. House to vote on bill making daylight savings time permanent
The Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 would end the nearly nationwide biannual clock changing and make daylight savings time permanent year-round.
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Trump reduces the sizes of two Utah National Monuments
The new proclamations reduce the size of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument from approximately 1.87 million acres to roughly 181,500 acres, and the Bears Ears monument from approximately 1.36 million acres to roughly 121,100 acres.
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Jim Banks introduces bill to end birthright citizenship by following Kavanaugh roadmap
Banks' legislation would codify Trump’s 2025 executive order declaring illegal immigration across the southern border an "invasion," and change the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude children of such "invaders."
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Supreme Court Justices Barrett, Kagan to urge Congress for budget increase amid security concerns
Kagan and Barrett's appearance will mark the first time since 2019 that sitting justices have testified before congressional appropriators.
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Trump ally Ronny Jackson announces bid for House Armed Services Committee chair next year
Jackson currently serves as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, and as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Two deadly ICE shootings in one week reignite concerns about federal immigration enforcement
The most recent incident occurred in the morning hours in Biddeford, Maine. As of Monday evening, exactly what happened was still unclear.
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Rubio launches diplomatic effort to dismantle International Criminal Court amid row over sanctions
The court was created under the Rome Statue in 2002 to prosecute genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Hegseth creates joint task force with DOJ to identify, prosecute leakers of sensitive information
Hegseth said the Pentagon's Office of General Counsel will be able to have access to all information, support and records in the War Department regarding news media leak investigations and all offices are ordered to prioritize those requests.
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President Trump orders military to resume naval blockade of Iran amid renewed fighting
The U.S. Navy first blockaded Iran earlier this year, from April 13 to June 18, at the height of the conflict that began in February with a joint U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign. It was paused during a fragile ceasefire.
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Defense manufacturer abandons $960M acquisition after DOJ threatens lawsuit
The deal would have eliminated competition, increased supply chain risks and left the Department of War with just one source for necessary products.