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Trump signals use of military for deportations

President-elect Trump recirculated a social media post Monday suggesting his incoming administration will declare an immigration national emergency and use military assets to support his mass ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Trump’s expected military reset: Culture war counteroffensive

President-elect Trump is expected to transform the U.S. military from the Pentagon, with promises to slash spending, thin the top ranks and roll back efforts to make the military more inclusive to ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Trump's military threats alarm Democrats; GOP shrugs

President-elect Trump has talked about using the military on the “enemy from within,” at the border and potentially even in Mexico against cartels. The rhetoric has sparked increasing worry among ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

Trump vows to use US military for mass deportations

The president-elect has said he would declare a national emergency and begin deportations on his first day in office.

Trump plans to utilize military for mass deportations

President-elect Trump says he will declare a national emergency and use U.S. military assets to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants when he returns to office. The plan could ...

Vance, Tapper spar over ex-Trump administration officials, military comments

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican vice presidential nominee, joined CNN’s “State of the Union” and spent nearly the entire interview in disagreement with host Jake Tapper. Tapper asked Vance ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

McMaster: I don't think Trump would 'mobilize the military against Americans'

Former White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster on Friday said he doesn't think that former President Trump would "mobilize the military against Americans," which the Republican nominee ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

See how Trump and Harris' stances on military support compare

There are similarities between Trump and Biden on long-term armed forces strategy, but the 2024 election shows stark differences in Harris and Trump's view of the military's role.

Report: Trump may create "warrior board" to remove "woke" military leaders

President-elect Trump is pushing to end diversity training in the military and has pledged to fire generals he believes support a "woke" agenda. A new board of retired military officials could help ...

Obama-era Defense chief signals military ethics 'in danger' under Trump

Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel raised alarming concerns with President-elect Trump’s choice to appoint Pete Hegseth to the highly regarded post in a New York Times op-ed published Friday. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations

President-elect Donald Trump is emphasizing his plan to declare a national emergency to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations.

Trump confirms mass deportation plans with use of military assets

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed he plans to declare a national immigration emergency and use military assets for a mass deportation program. Meanwhile, he continues to face criticism over ...

Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago

Trump confirms he will utilize US military to conduct mass deportations

President-elect plans to declare a national emergency for undocumented immigrants with help of hardline cabinet. Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration would declare a national ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Trump Confirms Plans to Use the Military to Assist in Mass Deportations

Mr. Trump’s top immigration policy adviser has discussed using military assets to build detention centers and support civilian immigration agents.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Trump Said He Plans to Use ‘Military Assets’ for Deportations

Also, Ukraine is poised to strike Russia with U.S. weapons. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Trump says he'll make good on using military to curb illegal immigration

President-elect Donald Trump says he'll make good on his campaign promise to deport undocumented immigrants. Two sources familiar with the planning tell NBC News the incoming Trump administration ...

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

With Trump taking over the US military, it’s time to finally change course on Ukraine

Trump needs to show how a strong American president, unlike Obama and Biden, responds to threats and bullying

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

President-elect Trump plans to use military for mass deportations

On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to carry out "the largest deportation program in history." In a social media post Monday, he confirmed he's preparing to declare a ...

What will be the US military's role in Trump's mass deportation plan?

Thomas Homan, Trump's choice to serve as the border czar, said U.S. military assets would be a "force multiplier" in the deportations.

How could the U.S. military be used for Trump's mass deportation plan?

Trump signaled this week that he would enlist the help of the U.S. military for his massive deportation operation.

Trump promises to use U.S. military in mass deportation plans

President-elect Donald Trump vowed to use the U.S. military to carry out his mass deportation plans. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports on the plan's legality ...

Iran's military in a statement suggests a cease-fire in Gaza Strip and Lebanon trumps any retaliation against Israel

World - ABC News - October 26

Supreme Court turns away Trump military board appointees’ fight against Biden firings

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal from several allies of former President Trump challenging how President Biden removed them from military advisory boards. The former board members ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Military officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live

Pentagon officials discuss what to do if Trump were to attempt to deploy the military domestically, CNN reports. Nancy Pelosi says Biden’s delay in exiting race blew Democrats’ chances ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Trump nominates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new efficiency department to ‘restructure federal agencies’ – live

Tesla CEO and onetime Republican presidential hopeful put forward to lead department to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’ . Trump’s cabinet picks and likely contenders so far Joe Biden is ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Trump transition team compiling list of current and former U.S. military officers for possible courts-martial

The Trump transition team is compiling a list of senior current and former U.S. military officers who were directly involved in the withdrawal from Afghanistan and exploring whether they could be ...

Matt Gaetz ‘paid for sex’, says lawyer for two women who testified to House committee – live

Attorney for witnesses who testified in the investigation relating to Matt Gaetz says the former congressman paid the women to have sex with him. Trump pick Matt Gaetz under further scrutiny amid ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Ken Cuccinelli says Trump using military will help drive migrant numbers at border 'down into the dirt'

Former senior Trump administration official Ken Cuccinelli said Monday that President-elect Trump “using the military” will help drive migrant numbers at the border “down into the dirt.” Cuccinelli ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Trump says he would use ‘military assets’ to carry out mass deportations

President-elect Donald Trump responded “TRUE!!” to a post on Truth Social reporting that he would use “military assets” to carry out mass deportations. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley reports on how Trump ...

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

Trump’s Pentagon pick Hegseth wrote of US military taking sides in ‘civil war’

Defense secretary pick said in 2020 that should Democrats win election the military ‘will be forced to make a choice’. Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has written in a book ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

US senator says Trump would laugh at Canada's military spending as Canadian security forum begins

A U.S. senator and supporter of Donald Trump said Friday the president-elect would laugh at Canada’s current military spending plans and said the country must do more

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Sen. Rand Paul says he "will not support" use of military in Trump's planned deportations

Republican Sen. Rand Pual of Kentucky tells "Face the Nation" that while he supports President-elect Donald Trump's plans for mass deportation, but through the "normal process of domestic ...

Israeli military says it is "conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran"

World - ABC News - October 25

WATCH: Honoring military on Veterans Day

ABC News’ Bob Woodruff and philanthropist Craig Newmark share a preview of the Woodruff Foundation’s annual “Stand Up for Heroes” event.

Military suicide rates increased in 2023

Suicide rates in the military increased in 2023, a slight uptick from 2022 that adds to a larger, troubling rise over the past decade. The annual report shows 523 service members died by suicide in ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

Israel announces strikes on military sites in Iran.

Blasts reported around Tehran after a year of escalating confrontations.

World - The New York Times - October 25

Watch: Israeli military chief announces strikes in Iran

Rear Adm Daniel Hagari says the strikes are in response to Iran "relentlessly attacking" Israel.

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