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Elon Musk’s SpaceX frontrunner to build Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield

Elon Musk has been a close ally of US president Donald Trump since backing him on the campaign trail in 2024

The Independent UK

Pentagon official at the center of Jackie Robinson scandal suddenly resigns

John Ullyot attracted unwanted attention by declaring that ‘DEI is dead’ last month amid uproar over removal of baseball legend’s tribute page from Department of Defense website

The Independent UK

Trump Ordered Staffers to 'Make Sure' Musk Didn't Attend China Talks After Briefing Plans Were Leaked: Report

President Donald Trump allegedly enlisted the help of senior staff to prevent Elon Musk from attending a classified briefing about China.

Latin Times

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The entire Pentagon defense technology team is resigning, putting US at huge risk of cyberattacks

The Defense Digital Service is being pressured to close by Elon Musk's DOGE.

TechRadar

Top Pentagon Officials Placed On Leave Amid Leak Investigation

The investigation reportedly involves several serious leaks, including military operational plans for the Panama Canal, the deployment of a second U.S. aircraft carrier to the Red Sea, a controversial visit by Elon Musk to the Pentagon, and the temporary halt of intelligence collection for Ukraine.

International Business Times

Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier

The Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time it will honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a Confederate general

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: judge scolds officials over El Salvador deportation; Harvard holds firm

Judge considers whether officials are in contempt of court in deportation case; Obama backs Harvard in funding face-off – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance

The Guardian - US

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Army and Air Force libraries are ordered to review books for DEI material

Army and Air Force libraries have been told to go through their stacks to find books related to diversity, equity and inclusion

The Independent UK

Top Hegseth adviser escorted from Pentagon and put on leave in leak probe

U.S. Defense Secretary named Dan Caldwell as his chief point of contact in the now-infamous Signal group chat inadvertently leaked last month

The Independent UK

With Palantir stock taking off, CEO Alex Karp has finally been vindicated

Palantir’s strategy of building software for defense and intelligence agencies has taken off, and Silicon Valley is following Karp’s lead.

Fortune

Pentagon Accused Of Turning Blind Eye To Extremism In Ranks As Soldier Revealed To Be Neo-Nazi TikTok Follower

The Pentagon inspector general scrapped plans in February to investigate the military's training for countering extremism by groups like Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in the ranks

International Business Times

Pentagon Accused of Turning Blind Eye to Extremism in Ranks as Soldier Revealed to be Neo-Nazi TikTok Follower: 'Should Be End of His Career'

The Pentagon inspector general scrapped plans in February to investigate the military's training for countering extremism by groups like Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in the ranks

Latin Times

Gen. Caine has taken over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Air Force Gen. Dan Caine has been sworn in as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a flurry of paperwork was finished, allowing him to fill the job nearly two months after President Donald Trump fired his predecessor

The Independent UK

Fears over extremism in US military as soldier revealed as neo-Nazi TikTok follower

US army investigates after young private follows the Base, which has vowed to recruit soldiers for so-called race war

The Guardian - US

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The Determined Spy: Frank Wisner, the CIA and a covert career cut short

New biography tells story of operative who directed coups in Iran and Guatemala and grappled with mental illness

The Independent UK

The Latest: Global tariff battle escalates as China retaliates with 125% tariffs on US goods

China has announced that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125%

International Business Times

Trump Admin Cancels $5.1B Pentagon IT Contracts With Accenture, Deloitte

According to a memo shared on Thursday, Hegseth described the spending on outside consultants as unnecessary. "These terminations represent $5.1 billion in wasteful spending ... and nearly $4 billion in estimated savings."

Latin Times

Panama Claims U.S. Recognized Canal Sovereignty, Pentagon Statement Doesn't Say So

"We certainly understand that the Panama Canal is in Panama, and protecting Panamanian sovereignty from malign influence is important", said Secretary of Defense Hegseth when asked about sovereignty

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Pentagon Chief Says US Could 'Revive' Panama Bases

The Independent UK

Trump promises to raise military budget to $1 trillion even as DOGE hacks other agencies to the bones

President says some of the funding to pay for the increase would come from savings under Elon Musk’s department

The Independent UK

Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico

A top Pentagon official says that special operations forces do not have the authority to launch drone attacks at drug cartels in Mexico

International Business Times

Pentagon Chief Fires US Military Representative To NATO

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a senior US officer assigned to NATO, the Pentagon announced Tuesday, saying her removal was due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead.

The Independent UK

Army reenlists nearly two dozen soldiers ousted for refusing COVID-19 vaccine

Officials say the Army has reenlisted more than 23 soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

The Guardian - US

Harriet Tubman webpage targeted amid Trump-led anti-DEI efforts

US park service deletes quote and image of abolitionist from webpage, instead emphasizing ‘Black/White cooperation’

The Independent UK

Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge

Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week

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