The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said his panel had found “no evidence of war crimes” after examining US strikes on alleged drug trafficking vessels, potentially relieving congressional pressure on the Trump administration over the controversial military campaign.
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said his panel had found “no evidence of war crimes” after examining US strikes on alleged drug trafficking vessels, potentially relieving congressional pressure on the Trump administration over the controversial military campaign.
For months, legal experts and members of Congress have questioned the legality of President Donald Trump’s military campaign against alleged narco-terrorists off Venezuela and Colombia. A new blockade on oil tankers compounded those concerns.
For months, legal experts and members of Congress have questioned the legality of President Donald Trump’s military campaign against alleged narco-terrorists off Venezuela and Colombia. A new blockade on oil tankers compounded those concerns.
Vantor satellite images of the recently seized Venezuelan crude oil tanker “The Skipper”, approximately 33 kilometers north of Guadeloupe in the southern Caribbean Sea on Dec. 12.
President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy codifies the disruptive foreign policies he’s pursued since taking office — including railing against allies as often as traditional foes — but also veers inward with an emphasis on domestic and culture war issues.
President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy codifies the disruptive foreign policies he’s pursued since taking office — including railing against allies as often as traditional foes — but also veers inward with an emphasis on domestic and culture war issues.
US President Donald Trump during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. Trump unveiled his administration's plan to relax stringent Biden-era fuel efficiency standards, casting the change as a way to lower consumer costs.
The Pentagon has endorsed the Aukus security agreement among the US, UK and Australia, backing the initiative to provide Australia with nuclear submarines and share critical technologies among the allies.
The Pentagon has endorsed the Aukus security agreement among the US, UK and Australia, backing the initiative to provide Australia with nuclear submarines and share critical technologies among the allies.
The White House defended the Pentagon’s handling of a September attack on an alleged drug-running boat and denied that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given an order to kill everyone on the vessel, rebutting a report that had led to allegations of possible war crimes.
The White House defended the Pentagon’s handling of a September attack on an alleged drug-running boat and denied that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given an order to kill everyone on the vessel, rebutting a report that had led to allegations of possible war crimes.
A US military strike against a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea in September. US Dept. of Defense
The training showed integrating new systems such as drones is not easy. Commanders are betting the often-frustrating lessons will pay off on the battlefield.
The training showed integrating new systems such as drones is not easy. Commanders are betting the often-frustrating lessons will pay off on the battlefield.
Chief of Staff of the United States Army (CSA) is General Randy George speaks with soldiers during training exercises at the Jungle Operations Training Center on Honolulu, Hawaii on Monday, November 10, 2025. Photo: Christopher Lee for Bloomberg Photographer: Christopher Lee
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ramped up his attack on Senator Mark Kelly, taking to social media to deride him for purportedly displaying his uniform medals incorrectly a day after a probe into the Arizona Democrat was announced.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ramped up his attack on Senator Mark Kelly, taking to social media to deride him for purportedly displaying his uniform medals incorrectly a day after a probe into the Arizona Democrat was announced.
Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, not pictured, in the Cabinet Room of White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Orban is meeting with Trump at the White House, where the Hungarian leader is seeking to win an exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is traveling through Latin America as tensions between the US and Venezuela remain elevated and the Trump administration has designated the leadership in Caracas as a foreign terrorist organization.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is traveling through Latin America as tensions between the US and Venezuela remain elevated and the Trump administration has designated the leadership in Caracas as a foreign terrorist organization.
A US Navy warship departs the Port of Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago on Oct. 30.
The Trump administration has threatened to suspend aid to Ukraine unless its government accepts a peace framework by Thanksgiving. The loss of intelligence sharing by the US could prove more devastating than a cutoff of weapons.
The Trump administration has threatened to suspend aid to Ukraine unless its government accepts a peace framework by Thanksgiving. The loss of intelligence sharing by the US could prove more devastating than a cutoff of weapons.
Rescuers work at the site of the Russian strike on the residential multi-story building in Ternopil, Ukraine on Nov. 19.
President Donald Trump quipped that it would just take just one day for the US to approve the billions in advanced fighter jets, tanks and other weapons that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has pledged to buy.
President Donald Trump quipped that it would just take just one day for the US to approve the billions in advanced fighter jets, tanks and other weapons that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has pledged to buy.
F-35 fighter aircrafts fly over the White House during Polish President Karol Nawrocki's visit in Washington on September 3, 2025.