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December 22

Pentagon taps Musk's xAI to boost sensitive government workflows, support military operations

Pentagon partners with Elon Musk's xAI to deploy Grok AI across military systems, giving 3 million personnel advanced AI tools by 2026 for sensitive tasks.

December 22

Trump unveils ‘Golden Fleet’ of Navy battleships, touts them as ‘more powerful than any' ever built

Trump administration elevates shipbuilding as critical national security priority amid warnings that China has 230 times U.S. naval production capacity.

December 18

US military strikes narco-terrorist vessels in latest Eastern Pacific drug trafficking operation

U.S. forces kill five narco-terrorists in Eastern Pacific strike as Joint Task Force targets drug trafficking vessels in latest military operation.

December 18

Trump quietly signs sweeping $901B defense bill after bipartisan Senate passage

Trump approves massive defense bill with $800 million for Ukraine and restrictions on reducing U.S. forces in Europe and South Korea below specified levels.

December 18

China warns of rising war risk after historic US arms sale to Taiwan

China warns that a massive $11.1 billion U.S. weapons sale to Taiwan could spark war, calling the island a "powder keg" amid rising tensions.

December 17

Senate Republicans block Schiff effort to force release of Caribbean strike footage

Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff's legislation would have required that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth release the footage first to Congress, then to the public.

December 17

Senate sends $901B defense bill to Trump after clashes over boat strike, DC airspace

Despite possible hiccups, the Senate coalesced around the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026, marking one of the final legislative hurdles the upper chamber had to overcome for the year.

December 16

Graham issues 'fatal' warning if Maduro stays in power as US buildup raises stakes

Sen. Graham warns leaving Maduro in power after U.S. military show of force would be "fatal mistake" as Venezuela tensions escalate.

December 16

Pentagon won't release 'top secret, full, unedited' video of September drug boat strike, Hegseth says

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon would not release the "full, unedited video" of the controversial September strike on an alleged drug boat.

December 15

Senate advances $901B defense bill as Congress races into year-end legislative sprint

Included in the colossal, 3,000-plus page package are provisions that would end longstanding war powers authorizations and require the Pentagon to release unedited footage of boat strikes.