Declaring a national emergency and deploying armed military personnel to the southern border. Mass deportations. Ending birthright citizenship. Reinstate Remain in Mexico. Designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Travel and asylum bans. Donald Trump plans to take sweeping executive actions on the border and immigration after being sworn in as the 47th President of the…
A foreign adversary or a U.S. military dark program? The origin of the mystery drones over New Jersey is drawing more intense scrutiny by the hour and has become a lingering, unanswered question. The mystery may have piqued the interest of Pramod Abichandani more than anyone. Abichandani is an expert on “swarming drones” who has…
A U.S. fighter jet with a troubled history became the subject of an online spat between an Arizona congressman and tech mogul Elon Musk, previewing possible tensions between the new Trump administration’s fiscal goals and the country’s defense sector. Musk, who President-elect Donald Trump recently appointed to lead a government efficiency effort, took aim at…
Ukraine fired at least six long-range U.S. missiles against Russia Tuesday, two days after President Joe Biden lifted a ban against their use, allowing Ukrainian forces to hit targets farther inside Russian borders. The missiles, known as the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, targeted a weapons depot near the city of Karachev in Russia’s…
In Donald Trump’s first term as president, he wielded his broad constitutional authority over the military in unprecedented ways. He mobilized thousands of National Guard troops to repel Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, D.C., suspended long-running military exercises with U.S. ally South Korea to placate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, and he banned transgender…