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Trump’s plans to be a ‘peace’ president appear to have gone up in flames

NEWS ANALYSIS: The president’s decision to side with Israel’s offensive against Iran is the latest example of how his ambitions for non-interventionism have met reality, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Signalgate changed Pete Hegseth — texting scandal made him angrier, paranoid and paralyzed by fear: report

New York Magazine’s profile reveals defense secretary became more fearful after The Atlantic published his texting out what looked like war plans

The Independent UK

Trump wanted to unleash the troops on George Floyd protests. Now the gloves are off

After his advisers steered him away from bloodshed in 2020, the president promises troops ‘everywhere’, Alex Woodward reports

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Pentagon has a plan to seize Greenland ‘if necessary’, US defence secretary says

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Trump news at a glance: Democrats rage after Secret Service, FBI shove and handcuff senator

Security officers grabbed and pushed to the ground Alex Padilla after he tried to ask a question at a news conference. Key US politics stories from Thursday 12 June 2025

The Guardian - US

Judge blocks National Guard deployment

Judge Charles Breyer said that "the founders" intended control of the National Guard to stay with the states

Salon

Trump may push Albanese on defence spending, but Australia has leverage it can use, too

Ahead of a prospective meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit Canada, two key developments have bumped defence issues to the top of the alliance agenda.

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Hegseth Dodges Question About 'Political Allegiance to Trump.' Congressman Tells Him to 'Get the Hell Out'

During a House Committee hearing on Thursday, a Democratic lawmaker implored Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign from his position.

International Business Times

Congressman demands Hegseth resign

In his third day of hearings, Hegseth evaded questions about LA and the Pentagon's plans for foreign invasions

Salon

Marjorie Taylor Greene rips Trump Mideast policy saying ‘Americans don’t want to bomb Iran’ for Israel

Greene says Israel’s ‘secular government’ has been telling ‘the same story’ on Iran for the ‘past 20 years’

The Independent UK

Hegseth Refuses to Answer If He Would Follow Court's Decision on Deploying Marines to Los Angeles: 'This Is Not My Lane'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to say whether he would follow court rulings on President Trump's troop deployment to Los Angeles during a hearing Thursday.

Latin Times

US has contingency plans to invade Greenland and Panama, Hegseth reveals

‘You’re an embarrassment to this country,’ congressman Salud Carbaja told the defense secretary

The Independent UK

Hegseth’s Ukraine ‘peace’ plan slammed – is it a strategy to ensure ‘Russia wins and America loses?’

Not every republican agrees with Trump.

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Trump's National Guard Troops Deployed for LA Protests Are Still Unpaid, Sleeping on Cots Outdoors: Report

Thousands of National Guard soldiers deployed in Los Angeles are waiting on pay and benefits because of delays in paperwork authorizing their activation.

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Al Jazeera

Trump promises ‘unforgettable’ military parade in DC, but who is it for?

Spectacle marking Army anniversary – coinciding with Trump’s birthday – comes amid military response to US protests.

The Independent UK

The Latest: California challenges Trump's use of military in Los Angeles

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday

The Guardian - US

Seth Meyers on Trump’s deployment of troops to LA: ‘About spectacle and power and nothing else’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s fearmongering and lies about Los Angeles in a partisan speech to the military

Al Jazeera

Ukraine keeps up pressure on Russian airfields and war production

Russia responds with ever-larger strikes on Ukraine’s cities and scales up drone and missile production.

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The Independent UK

UK government downplays ‘understandable’ US review of Aukus submarine deal

The reported review has raised fears Trump's administration could pull out if the deal did not meet its "America first" agenda.

The Independent UK

Australia's defense minister downplays concerns over Pentagon review of multi-billion submarine deal

Australia’s defense minister has dismissed concerns that a deal between the U.S., Australia and Britain to provide his country with nuclear-powered submarines could be in jeopardy, following a report that the Pentagon had ordered a review

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Is the US playing cat and mouse ahead of expected Albanese-Trump talks?

For the first time in memory, an Australian prime minister is approaching a prospective meeting with a US president with a distinct feeling of wariness.

The Guardian - AU

Conceived in secrecy and born in haste, Aukus is on its last legs. When will Labor call the undertaker?

Now that the US has effectively made the decision for us, Australia could plan and build the submarines it needs

Al Jazeera

US evacuates personnel from Middle East in sign of growing regional tension

US broadcaster CBS reports White House decision to move staff partly due to Israeli preparations for attack on Iran.

The Guardian - AU

Australian government downplays ‘natural’ decision by Pentagon to review Aukus defence pact

Richard Marles says support for trilateral agreement still strong in Washington and Australia knew about review weeks ago

Salon

Hegseth questioned about LA protests

In a hearing on Wednesday, senators criticized the Trump administration’s use of military force in Los Angeles

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