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Troops arrive at southern border

United States: Pentagon orders 1,500 troops, additional assets to southern border

The US Department of Defense is deploying 1,500 active-duty service members along with additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to support enforcement operations already underway.

USA Today · 1d

Up to 1,500 U.S. troops heading to southern border

The Pentagon will start deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Pentagon will send troops to border to boost security, airlift out migrants

The Pentagon is sending at least 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border to enhance security and assist with a major military airlift of undocumented migrants. The deployment, announced by the Defense Department,

A timeline of allegations against Pete Hegseth

Portland Press Herald · 3h

Why Susan Collins said ‘No’ to Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

Collins was one of two Republican senators to break ranks and oppose Hegseth Thursday, but it didn't stop the nomination from moving forward.

USA TODAY on MSN · 4h

Pete Hegseth moves a step closer to being Trump's Defense secretary, despite allegations

Pete Hegseth is closer to Senate confirmation as Trump's Defense secretary despite controversy and allegations of serious impropriety.

The Boston Globe · 1h

A timeline of the allegations against Pete Hegseth as his nomination for Defense Secretary advances to final vote

The full Senate voted 51-49 on Thursday to advance Hegseth's nomination, paving the way for a final confirmation vote Friday.

DOJ, Secretary of Defense and immigration enforcement

Hosted on MSN · 13h

The US Department of Justice threatens to prosecute officials who obstruct deportations

Democratic mayors respond that they will go to prison if necessary. The Pentagon will deploy 1,500 soldiers to secure the border with Mexico. In the coming days, following the declaration of a national emergency and the executive orders of Donald Trump,

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Justice Department emphasizes immigration, threatening to prosecute state, local officials who resist Trump agenda

The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement

U.S. attorneys’ offices were told to investigate any official who defies federal immigration enforcement efforts and consider prosecuting them.

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Pentagon announces slate of new officials for second Trump term

Duffey, Trump said in a December social media post, is the nominee to run the Pentagon’s office for acquisition and ...

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Trump issues a slew of immigration-related executive orders on first day of new term

The orders include declaring a national emergency to deploy military personnel to the border, suspending refugee resettlement ...

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The United States Can’t Afford to Not Harden Its Air Bases

For decades, the United States has relied on airpower and the qualitative superiority of its aircraft to gain an advantage ...

Trump signs stacks of executive orders getting hold of border on Day One

President Donald Trump's first act in the White House will be signing 10 executive orders specifically focused on the border ...

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What does the defense secretary do?

Leading the U.S. Department of Defense is a massive job, broadly affecting Americans’ security at home and abroad and ...

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Trump signs the first executive orders of his new administration

The orders signed at the White House included a directive to end birthright citizenship, a move sure to spark a ...

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Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan relieved of duty

Adm. Kevin Lunday, the vice commandant, is expected to fill the vacancy in an acting capacity until the Senate confirms a ...

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USAG Wiesbaden Fire Department selected as top small fire department for second year in a row

The United States Army Garrison Wiesbaden Department of Emergency Services Fire Department continues to excel in providing ...

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Robert Salesses Named Acting Secretary of Defense

Read about President Trump's appointment of Robert Salesses, a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, as acting secretary of ...

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