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The Latest Breaking News from Pentagon

Trump says military struck ‘big facility’ in Venezuela in possible biggest escalation of conflict so far

‘Two nights ago we knocked that out, so we hit them very hard,’ the president said on Friday

The Independent UK

Defense panels still not clear on Golden Dome's attributes - Roll Call

Seven months after Trump announced a Golden Dome missile shield, lawmakers say they have yet to learn meaningful information about the plans.

Roll Call

Trump's Cabinet of main characters

Even the bureaucrats are dressed for action.

Axios

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Grok AI Comes to X Chat as Musk Confirms Messages Sent to AI Are Unencrypted

Elon Musk announces Grok AI integration in X Chat allowing users to long-press messages for analysis, though feature uses unencrypted copies.

International Business Times UK

Trump Freezes $10bn Wind Farms in Security Row, Jeopardising Power for 600,000 Homes

Trump paused five major offshore wind projects worth billions, including Virginia's largest renewable energy scheme, citing Pentagon radar concerns.

International Business Times UK

Defense policy law takes aim at the politics of security details - Roll Call

The new defense policy law restricts the Pentagon’s ability to quickly revoke protections for former officials who face security threats.

Roll Call

Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast

The Trump administration is pausing leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the East Coast due to unspecified national security risks identified by the Pentagon

The Independent UK

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Trump’s new $900 billion Pentagon funding plan includes ‘enhanced cybersecurity protections’ for Cyber Command - here’s what we know

New defense bill includes significant provisions for cybersecurity and telecoms.

TechRadar

US Launches Sustained Strikes On ISIS Targets In Syria After Killing Of Three Americans

The operation marks the most significant U.S. military action against ISIS in Syria in months and underscores Washington's renewed effort to prevent the militant group from rebuilding its operational networks.

International Business Times

Trump's Joint Chiefs of Staff Allegedly Got Legal Advice About What A Leader Should Do If They Get Illegal Orders

General Dan Caine reportedly asked Brigadier General Eric Widmar how to respond if he were to receive an illegal or immoral order from higher-ups.

International Business Times

US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield

The U.S. military will end its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone

The Independent UK

Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push

A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals

The Independent UK

Trump’s oil sanctions test legal limits with Venezuela tanker blockade

By deploying naval forces to intercept sanctioned Venezuelan oil shipments, the Trump administration is pushing the enforcement of oil sanctions into uncharted legal territory, prompting concerns in Congress and among international law experts about escalation risks.

Euronews

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth tells military recruiters many young Americans are ‘too fat’ or ‘too dumb’ to serve

Recruiting has been rebounding from a low ebb during the pandemic, according to data

The Independent UK

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A look at the US military's unusually large force near Venezuela

The U.S. military has amassed an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast of Venezuela since this summer, when the Trump administration first began to shift assets to the region as part of its anti-drug trafficking operations

We Got This Covered

‘He doesn’t want to answer questions’: Senator confronts Defense Secretary in heated classified meeting, then reminds him of what he said in 2016

Well, explaining a complete 180 ain’t easy.

Reason

Hegseth Won't Let Us See a Video That Might Undermine Support for Trump's Bloodthirsty Anti-Drug Strategy

The defense secretary claims the video, which shows a second strike that killed two floundering survivors, would compromise "sources and methods."

Roll Call

Senate clears fiscal 2026 NDAA - Roll Call

The almost 3,100-page bill calls for spending $8 billion more than the $892.6 billion that President Donald Trump requested.

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The Independent UK

‘Not a single piece of intelligence’: AOC reacts angrily to boat strike briefings

Progressive Congresswoman said the briefing about the strikes on the alleged drug boats near Venezuela was ‘not a serious intelligence briefing’

The Independent UK

China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says

A congressional report says China is exploiting partnerships with U.S. researchers to provide the Chinese military with access to sensitive nuclear technology and other innovations with economic and national security applications

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president ratchets up pressure on Maduro with oil tanker blockade

Trump said US armada ‘will only get bigger’ until Venezuela returns ‘all of the oil, land, and other assets that they previously stole from us’ – key US politics stories from 16 December 2025

The Independent UK

Sen. Mark Kelly calls Pentagon investigation into his remarks a move to chill military dissent

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona says the Pentagon’s escalating investigation into his plea to troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the military

The Guardian - US

Pentagon won’t release full video of Caribbean strike that killed two people, Hegseth says

Legal experts have raised concerns US forces may have committed a war crime by killing survivors of initial strike

The Independent UK

Hegseth says Pentagon won’t release unedited video of double-tap boat strike

Members of Congress will review the footage but ‘not the general public,’ defense secretary says amid growing scrutiny into attacks

Latin Times

Hegseth Says Pentagon Will Not Release 'Top Secret' Boat Strike Video to Public, Claims He's 'Proud of What We're Doing'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will not publicly release the unedited video of a controversial second U.S. strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat carried out on Sept. 2

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