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Trump announces plans for new Navy 'battleship' as part of a 'Golden Fleet'

President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.”

The Independent UK

Trump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’

President says the ships will be bigger, faster and a hundred times more powerful than any previous US-built warship

The Guardian - US

U.S. to build "Trump-class" warships for "Golden Fleet"

"They'll be the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built," Trump said.

Axios

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Trump admin says it's "escalating" review of Mark Kelly to an "official" investigation

"There is no legitimate basis for any type of proceeding against Senator Kelly," his attorney said.

Axios

Senate Democrats urge against Trump-inspired review of Sen. Kelly

Trump accused Kelly and five other lawmakers of "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH."

Axios

The Pentagon and the FBI Are Investigating 6 Legislators for Exercising Their First Amendment Rights

The Trump administration is desperately trying to criminalize a video noting that service members have no obligation to follow unlawful orders.

Reason

Trump news at a glance: Pete Hegseth increases administration’s attacks on senator Mark Kelly

Trump’s defense secretary orders US Navy secretary to investigate ‘potentially unlawful comments’ made by Kelly – key US politics stories from 25 November 2025

The Guardian - US

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FBI probes Democrats who taped viral video message to military - Roll Call

Members of Congress who produced an explosive video last week said Tuesday they have been informed that the FBI is investigating them.

Roll Call

Hegseth’s Pentagon ready to cut ties with the Boy Scouts over perceived wokeness and ‘attacking boy-friendly spaces’

Navy Secretary John Phelan reportedly said the proposal could be ‘too restrictive’

The Independent UK

Navy Secretary warns workers can make more at Amazon instead of building America’s warships: ‘It's hard to get that person to want to do that job’

The industry contributes $37.3 billion to GDP, but has been outshined by China in recent years.

Fortune

Trump is pushing for a new ‘golden fleet’ of Navy ships to combat threat from China: report

Navy and senior Trump officials are reported to be in discussions for an ambitious new fleet fitted with powerful long-range missiles

The Independent UK

US and Australia sign critical minerals deal as a way to counter China

Beijing recently said it would tighten rare earth exports, prompting the US to impose further tariffs on Chinese goods. Now, Australia and the US are looking to counter China's dominance of the critical minerals market.

Euronews

Can Albanese claim ‘success’ with Trump? Beyond the banter, the vague commitments should be viewed with scepticism

By all the usual diplomatic measures, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s meeting with US President Donald Trump was a great success.

The Conversation

Pete Hegseth fires US navy chief of staff

Jon Harrison, appointed in January, had been key to broad changes in military branch’s policy and budgeting offices

The Guardian - US

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International Business Times

Top Music Body Says AI Firms Guilty Of 'Wilful' Copyright Theft

AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of "wilful, commercial-scale copyright infringement", a major music industry group told AFP. "The world's largest tech companies as well as AI-specific companies, such as OpenAI, Suno, and Udio, Mistral, etc. are engaged in the largest copyright infringement…

MusicRadar

“The largest intellectual property theft in human history”: Big tech companies accused of scraping millions of copyrighted songs to train AI models

Billboard publishes dossier fingering Google, Meta, Microsoft and X

The Independent UK

Trump team is considering leasing out part of military base to help fund ‘Golden Dome’ missile project

The military base in North San Diego County houses over 38,000 families

The Independent UK

New top admiral takes over the US Navy amid military firings

Adm. Daryl Caudle has taken over as the Navy’s highest-ranking officer

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The Independent UK

US Naval Academy gets first Marine superintendent

Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte has become the first Marine Corps officer to be superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in its 180-year history

The Guardian - US

‘These guys are idiots’: Sean Penn and Dustin Lance Black call out government’s Harvey Milk erasure

Team behind Oscar-winning biopic of the groundbreaking gay politician hits back at decision to remove his name

The Independent UK

Harvey Milk was just the start, Navy to rename other ships named for liberal heroes

Vessels christened to honor Ruth Bader Ginbsurg, Harriet Tubman and Cesar Chavez added to ‘recommendation list’ for rebranding handed to Navy Secretary John Phelan

The Guardian - US

Hegseth orders US navy to strip Harvey Milk name from ship amid Pride month

Timing of announcement on ship named after prominent gay rights activist and veteran is intentional, reports say

The Independent UK

Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship

U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth orders Navy to strip name of gay rights icon Harvey Milk from ship in time for Pride Month

Defense secretary’s memo says stripping the name of the Navy veteran is part of an effort to reestablish ‘warrior culture’

Fortune

Wealthy Trump appointees are flocking to Washington, D.C., and looking for luxury homes

President Donald Trump’s rich Cabinet picks are either buying or looking for lavish houses in the capital, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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