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Hegseth's Pentagon Reportedly Spent Millions on Lobster Tail, Ribeye and Donuts in September

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing fresh scrutiny after a report found that the Defense Department spent millions of dollars on high-end food purchases.

International Business Times

‘What’s this for’: Shock shutdown of El Paso airspace caused chaos among government officials, new texts reveal

Commentary from blindsided staff behind the scenes included the words “crazy”; “wild”; “insane”; and “WTF” as they struggled to comprehend what was happening

The Independent UK

Anthropic Labeled a Supply Chain Risk, Banned from Federal Government Contracts

OpenAI has entered a contract with the Defense Department allowing all lawful use of ChatGPT after Anthropic refused to remove its restrictions on domestic mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons systems.

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Trump orders all federal agencies to ‘immediately cease’ using Anthropic technology

Anthropic's main rivals, OpenAI and Google, voiced support for Amodei's stance in an open letter late on Thursday

The Independent UK

Trump team livid about Dario Amodei's principled stand to keep the Defense Department from using his AI tools for warlike purposes

Anthropic might lose its $200 million Defense Department contract after the company questioned how its AI model was used during the Maduro raid.

Fortune

Kristi Noem abruptly ends press conference when asked about CBP shooting down a party balloon forcing airport closure

Federal officials initially claimed a cartel drone infiltrated U.S. airspace in bizarre incident

The Independent UK

Spending bill would block DHS from arming long-range drones

Even as the Trump administration has increasingly militarized drug and immigration enforcement, Congress took a step to restrain that trend.

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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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House votes overwhelmingly to pass compromise NDAA - Roll Call

Bill now goes to the Senate, which plans to vote to on sending it to President Donald Trump by the end of the year.

Roll Call

U.S. military to use Google Gemini for new AI platform

"The future of American warfare is here, and it's spelled A-I," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

Axios

Boat Attack Commander Says He Had To Kill 2 Survivors Because They Were Still Trying To Smuggle Cocaine

Adm. Frank M. Murphy reportedly told lawmakers a controversial second strike was necessary because drugs on the burning vessel remained a threat.

Reason

Hegseth's 'Fog of War' Is No Excuse for Summarily Executing Suspected Drug Smugglers

Regardless of what the defense secretary knew or said about the September 2 boat attack, the forces he commands are routinely committing murder in the guise of self-defense.

Reason

Pentagon investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly revives Cold War persecution of Americans with supposedly disloyal views

In an unprecedented step, the Department of Defense announced online on Nov. 24, 2025, that it was reviewing statements by U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat, who is a retired Navy captain, decorated combat veteran and former NASA astronaut.

The Conversation

Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn't look any better

Internal Pentagon figures show the number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024

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Trump orders Pentagon to ‘immediately’ start testing nuclear weapons after three-decade embargo

The U.S. has followed a ‘voluntary moratorium’ on nuclear weapons testing since 1992

The Independent UK

The View applauds Fox News and Newsmax for refusing to sign Hegseth’s media restrictions: ‘Freedom of the press is an American issue’

‘That's not journalism,’ Fox News analyst Jack Keane said on Tuesday night. ‘Journalism is going out and finding the story and getting all the facts to support it.’

The Independent UK

Pentagon-funded research at colleges has aided the Chinese military, a House GOP report says

A congressional investigation finds the Pentagon has funded research involving collaboration with Chinese entities linked to China's defense sector

Roll Call

Trump expected to rebrand Defense Department as Department of War - Roll Call

President Donald Trump is expected to issue an order as soon as Friday intended to change the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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Latin Times

Pentagon Reportedly Sought To Work Out Legal Authority To Justify Attack On Venezuelan Vessel After The Strike

Defense Department officials privately expressed concern about the Trump administration's shifting narratives on the attack against a Venezuelan vessel that killed 11

The Independent UK

OAN’s Matt Gaetz apologizes for using AI-generated fakes of women soldiers in female military recruitment segment

‘The DOD didn’t give us these images; Grok did. And we’ll use better judgment going forward,’ Gaetz admitted on right-wing network

Roll Call

Battle over transgender troops reignites on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

Multiple defense bills would cement the Trump administration’s restrictions on health care for transgender military community members.

PC Gamer

US Defense Department awards $200 million contract to Elon Musk's Grok aka 'MechaHitler' and is looking forward to deploying it 'in our warfighting domain'

Actual decision-making will remain in the hands of humans, probably.

Roll Call

Senate NDAA would hike defense spending by $32 billion - Roll Call

The Senate’s defense policy bill would authorize an extra $32.1 billion for national security spending above what the Pentagon sought.

The Independent UK

Pentagon pause on arms shipments to Ukraine part of a global review of pressures on stockpiles

The Pentagon is pausing shipments of weapons to Ukraine again after more than three years of deliveries meant to bolster the country’s defenses against invading Russian forces

Latin Times

Democratic Lawmaker Screams at Hegseth After Deflecting Spending Plan Question to Rail Against Biden: 'We Have Nada!'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reprimanded Tuesday for failing to provide details on the Defense Department's nearly $1 trillion budget.

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